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Work updates
11 November 2020
This update provides an overview of the key work activities across the Karangahape Station construction sites for the coming weeks, as well as an overview of recent progress.
At the Mercury Lane site all 26 D-wall panels for the station box (the permanent walls for the station) have been completed and mining work is underway18-metres below ground, with the ‘Jean Batten’ roadheader making excellent progress in the 25-metre adit tunnel.
Utility work continues in Beresford Square with the Vector pit outside Hopetoun Alpha scheduled to be completed by the end of November, and repairs to a waste water pipe in Samoa House lane scheduled to start on 23 November.
Installation of the hoardings in Beresford Square is now complete and work on the 30 D-wall panels in the square has begun.
Our normal work hours are from 7am to 10pm Monday to Friday, and 7am to 7pm Saturday. On occasion we will work on Sundays but we will provide notice in advance.
Progress in Mercury Lane
The Mercury Lane site continues to evolve, with the most noticeable difference from our last update being the removal of the bentonite plant and nine large silos, which have been a dominant feature of the site since May.
The bentonite plant has now been moved to the western end of Beresford Square (next to Hopetoun Alpha) where it will supply bentonite for the D-walls in the Square.
Much of the progress in Mercury Lane (outside of the noise shed) has been on installing the underground D-walls, which are now complete. In total, 26 D-wall panels were installed below ground to form the station box, which is essentially the footprint of the station as shown below.
The D-wall panels at Mercury Lane range in depth from 15 -31 metres, with the final panel completed on 16 October.
In total 2700m3 of concrete was used to create the station box, with an average of 104m3 per panel.
Plunge column installation
The massive crane and piling rig used for installing the six plunge columns through the middle of Beresford Square have been transported to Mercury Lane where they are being used to install ten plunge columns, ranging in depth from 33 to 36-metres (locations shown below). The machinery is also being used to install five bored piles. This work is scheduled to be completed by the end November 2020.
Just like at Beresford Square, the plunge columns provide temporary support for the floor slabs during the construction of the station and will be removed once the permanent walls and columns are completed.
Mined tunnel
Work on the mined tunnel beneath the noise enclosure is making excellent progress with the ‘Jean Batten’ roadheader recently completing her first shift.
The purpose built roadheader is currently making her way under Mercury Lane and is 19-metres into the 25-metre eastern adit (entrance) tunnel.
To ensure clean air for our workers within mined tunnel, and for the public outside our noise enclosure, we have installed a massive scrubber unit inside the noise enclosure.
The scrubber unit is essentially a large vacuum cleaner that sucks dirty air away from the working face. A series of filters then removes the dust before the clean air is discharged outside. At full capacity the unit can process 60 cubic metres of air per second.
To further ensure a safe working environment fresh air is also pumped down the shaft, although the vacuum effect from the scrubber is powerful enough to passively drag fresh air down from the top of the shaft.
Progress in Beresford Square
With utility relocation work mostly complete (with the exception of the Vector pits at Beresford Square, scheduled to be completed by the end of November), and with the installation of the hoardings in Beresford Square, we move to a new phase of the project that focuses on building elements of the station beneath ground.
Plunge columns
The installation of six plunge columns through the centre of Beresford Square has been completed. The shallowest of which was 20-metres, while deepest was 40-metres.
These temporary columns support floor slabs during the construction of the various levels of the station. They are removed, from within the station, once the permanent walls and columns are completed.
As mentioned above, the process will now be repeated at the Mercury Lane site where 10 plunge columns will be installed over the next month.
Bentonite plant arrives
The bentonite plant has arrived in Beresford Square from our Mercury Lane site with the nine, four-metre tall red silos and other equipment onsite for approximately five months.
Bentonite - a naturally occurring flocculent clay used in construction, farming and cosmetics - is a critical component in construction of the underground D-walls (see following story) and is pumped from the plant, up the hill through pipes under the road and back again.
The plant processes the bentonite by screening out material from that comes from the D-wall excavation.
Diaphragm wall construction
Now the plunge columns are in place, the next stage of the project can begin – the construction of Diaphragm walls to form the station box, a process scheduled to take five months. These walls are the first permanent elements of the station to be built at Beresford Square. In total the station box is comprised of 30 panels ranging in depth from 18 – 39 metres.
There are four distinct phases (shown below) for each D-wall panelinstallation, a process that takes two – three days to complete:
A grab rig excavating through clay to the rock layer approximately 10-metres beneath the surface.
A hydrofraise machine then uses twin cutting heads to excavate further through the rock, to a depth of up to 39-metres. Throughout the process bentonite slurry is pumped through the excavation to remove the cuttings from the excavation.
A steel reinforcing cage is lowered into the trench.
Concrete is then poured through a pipe into the bottom of the trench, displacing the bentonite which is pumped back into the bentonite plant.
D-wall panels are not installed sequentially next to each other as you might expect. The grabber and hydrofraise machines are too large to work side-by side, so panel installation will often move from one end of the square to the other, as shown below.
The first D-wall panel will be installed adjacent to Pitt Street, with the second panel installed at the other end of the square near Samoa House Lane. This complex staging arrangement continues until all the panels have been installed.
The diagram below shows the order in which the D-wall panels will be sequenced and the yellow shows the traffic flow.
During stages two and three the traffic movement to access the businesses and properties will be diverted to accommodate the D-wall and subsequent L0 slab construction.
The diagrams below show the traffic flows (in yellow) for the local residents and businesses.
High voltage Vector pits
The Vector high voltage cable pit on Pitt Street has now been reinstated, which means we will soon be able to reopen a few on-street parking spots in this location. The second pit located in front of Hopetoun Alpha is still being worked on and is expected to be complete in late November.
A look behind the fences shows the tented area where Vector is working on the cable relocation. The upgraded 22kV cables will help to safeguard the power supply to the CBD.
Hoardings
The hoardings - which will be in place for the duration of the project - have now been erected around the Square, allowing excellent views into the construction site as well as across the Square.
The hoardings are designed to mitigate noise, with the maximum use of Perspex designed to allow light into the square and the angled top piece designed to deflect noise back into the worksite.
The next stage for the hoarding will be to have it adorned with artwork from a renown local artist, Component, making the Square an even more interesting place to visit.
8 September 2020
We are mobilising to start construction of six ‘plunge columns’ located in Beresford Square.
Plunge columns are temporary columns, up to 40-metres deep, that support floor slabs during the construction of the various levels of the station. They are removed from within the station once the permanent walls and columns are completed.
This stage of the work will take approximately four weeks.
This work will take place in the centre of Beresford Square within our fenced hoarding.
The equipment for these works includes a piling rig with tools/casing, a crawler crane and excavators. In addition to the mobilisation and demobilisation of the equipment, there will be truck movements for spoil disposal, steel reinforcing and concrete deliveries throughout the construction period.
The vehicles and deliveries will enter and exit via Beresford Square or Pitt Street based on site requirements The work involves drilling to depths of around 40 metres, joining the sections of steel plunge columns together and lowering them into the hole. Concrete is then poured into the hole and left to set.
Hours of work
Our normal hours of work are 7am to 10pm, Monday to Friday and 7am to 7pm Saturday.
However, we will occasionally need to work on Sundays and will advise in advance when this will occur.
How will this affect me?
Aspects of this work will create some noise and vibration. We will make every effort to minimise these impacts by using noise mats and equipment that generates less noise. Monitoring systems are in place around the site to ensure we adhere to approved parameters.
Access to private vehicle entrances will be maintained throughout, however there may be some short term delays while lifting operations are underway.
07 September 2020
While the Auckland region was at COVID alert level 3, construction works continued at Karangahape Station following strict government health & safety protocols. During this time we were able to make a considerable amount of progress at both the Mercury Lane and Beresford Square sites.
In Mercury Lane the noise enclosure is nearing completion with final preparations for the mined tunnels underway, and at Beresford Square our utility relocation works are almost finished.
Our normal work hours are from 7am to 10pm Monday to Friday, and 7am to 7pm Saturday. On occasion we may work Sundays but we will provide you with ample notice about this.
Progress in Mercury Lane
The Mercury Lane site looks completely different from the last photo in our works update. From the image below you can see the noise enclosure is almost complete. The structure is covered with noise reduction cladding and is approximately 46 m long, 39 m wide and 16 m high.
This enclosure is temporary and will be removed at the end of the project. Inside the noise enclosure is the temporary access shaft, a spoil storage area, the ventilation system and other large construction equipment. The structure is scheduled to be finished by the end of September and will allow us to mine 24 hours a day.
The 30 metre long 50 tonne overhead gantry crane (see story below), which lifts spoil and equipment from the shaft was delivered in one piece and lifted into position in late August and will be used to conduct all the lifts inside the enclosure.
Noise Enclosure fit-out
The over-head gantry crane for the noise enclosure was recently installed, requiring the use of a massive 450-tonne mobile crane with 134-tonnes of counter weights (seen in white). The crane is the biggest of its kind in the country.
The 50-tonne over-head gantry crane will be used to conduct all the lifts inside the enclosure, including spoil removal and equipment delivery such as the two roadheader tunneling machines.
The noise enclosure will be finished by the end of the month with the addition of acoustic doors in late September and will allow us to work 24 hours a day.
Santa Barbara Blessing
In preparation for the start to mining at Karangahape Station we had the pleasure of Auckland’s Auxiliary Bishop, Bishop Michael Gielen, bless our Santa Barbara statue 18 metres underground inside the temporary shaft. He also blessed the roadheader machine and the face of the mined tunnel which will be excavated first.
Saint Barbara is the patron saint of mining and it is customary around the world that her statue is placed at the entrance to mines for miners to touch for a safe journey underground.
Start to Mined Tunnels
The excavation of the temporary access shaft has reached 18 metres, which is the working depth for the first stage of the tunnelling that will start this month. The shaft will provide access to the two mined tunnels for the station platforms, that will be 217 metres long running from Mercury Lane to Beresford Square under Karangahape Road.
We will start the excavation of the mined tunnel this month. The excavation will use a roadheader machine, which is essentially a large vehicle with a boom-mounted cutting head and conveyor that moves rock to the rear of the machine. The roadheader cuts the ground and the apron beneath gathers the spoil and directs it through the machine and out the back where it is picked up and taken out for disposal.
From the bottom of the temporary shaft the roadheader will work its way east towards Mercury Lane. A ‘robo drill’ rig will then be used to install rock bolts for ground support, which is then followed by the spraying of shotcrete – a type of concrete – sprayed on the walls for mined tunnel support.
The process of excavation, bolt installation and shotcrete will repeat at intervals of up to 1.8 metres.
Diaphragm Walls
Diaphragm walls, which are the permanent station entrance walls, are now 50% complete at the Mercury Lane site with 15 of the 26 panels - some of which are 36-metres deep - now poured. This work will continue through to October.
Bringing art to the hoardings
Site hoardings are an important part of working in a built-up area, ensuring construction activities and the public are kept separate. To help brighten the appearance of the hoardings, the Karangahape team has engaged local artists to create works to display their work.
These artworks will not only help ensure the Karangahape Road area remains an attractive place to work, live, visit, and do business, but they also pay homage to the area and the project.
In early September art work from renown artist, Paul Walsh will don the hoardings along Canada Street, bringing additional colour and vibrancy to the area.
Progress in Beresford Square
In preparation for the foundation equipment that will be arrive to the Square this September we are currently excavating softer material - to a depth of around a metre - and replacing it with aggregate to stabilise the ground.
Simultaneously, guide walls are being constructed around the perimeter of the square for the Diaphragm walls, which are the actual station entrance walls.
Work on Vector’s high voltage 22kv cable has begun with the excavation of the oil and jointing pit on Pitt Street, works on the complimentary jointing pit start in front of Hopetoun Alpha on 4 September.
The image below shows the progress in Beresford Square.
Foot Traffic Redirected
To enable the completion of the guide wall and platform, we will close the footpath along the steel barriers on Pitt Street.
The footpath beside Johnny Feedback will continue along the southern side of the square, crossing over just beyond Centurian Sauna towards 1 Beresford and along the northern side of the square to Vada Hair Salon.
This footpath setup will become effective in September and will remain until the end of the project.
Plunge Columns
This September we will start excavation for six plunge columns located in Beresford Square.
Plunge columns are temporary columns that support floor slabs during the construction of the various levels of the station. They are removed, from within the station, once the permanent walls and columns are completed.
The work involves drilling to founding rock levels of up to 38-metres deep. We will lower sections of the plunge columns into the drilled holes, joining the delivered sections in the process. Once the column is in place we will pour concrete then back-fill around the plunge columns when the concrete is set.
Truck movements will include delivery of the plunge columns in sections up to 17 metres, reinforcement cages, concrete and spoil disposal.
The plunge columns are expected to take approximately four weeks to complete.
The orange dots in the image above denote the indicative locations for the plunge columns.
Where can I go for more information?
If you have any questions or concerns about these works, please email us at karangahape@linkalliance.co.nz or phone 0800 CRL TALK and press option 4 for Karangahape Station works.
12 May 2020
Change to normal working hours
The Link Alliance is taking action to maintain productivity and ensure the CRL project is delivered on time and within budget, within the Covid-19 environment. The challenges of Covid-19 are unprecedented and the Link Alliance is doing all it can to respond to these, keep the project on track and support the economic recovery of New Zealand.
Although construction resumed on 28 April when the country shifted to Alert Level 3, stringent new health and safety protocols impact the way our construction sites work – access is restricted, self-distancing rules have to be observed, more protective clothing is needed and sanitising and cleansing regimes are in place. These new measures are there to protect workers, and the wider community, but they also affect productivity.
As well as this – and in line with the experiences of many other construction projects around the world – we are also constrained by challenges such as decreased supplier availability and some key workers unable to re-enter the country.
In response to these challenges, we are changing our construction working hours from Monday, 18 May to Monday-Friday 7am-10pm, and Saturday 7am-7pm. We will also work by exception on Saturday evening, Sundays and public holidays, but we’ll let you know in advance if this is needed so you can plan ahead.
Our new working hours are aimed at maintaining momentum and programme to deliver the City Rail Link project for Auckland in 2024, as planned before the impact of Covid-19.
We are mindful that working longer hours means we are operating for longer periods near our residential neighbours, so we’ll be doing all we can to reduce any disturbance from our evening (post-7pm) works in particular.
We will continue to monitor the impact of our construction works to ensure noise levels do not exceed the limit set in the project’s consent conditions.
We’ll be doing fewer noisy works after 7pm and keeping machinery and plant movements to a minimum.
Our activities will typically involve the set-up of plant, earthworks, and utilities relocation around our Mercury Lane and Beresford Square sites. No HydroVac (sucker trucks) or saw cutting activities will take place after 7pm.
Examples of other low-level noises you may experience at various times during the late shift include:
Ducting being positioned and connected
Excavation
Compacting with a roller
Haulage of materials within the site
A generator operating
Measures will be put in place wherever practicable to minimise the impact of evening works on neighbouring properties. These include installing noise mats (which help to absorb noise to reduce noise nuisance) where we’re operating hand tools, turning off reverse beepers and instructing our workers not to shout out to each other.
We will also try to complete our work earlier than 10pm whenever possible.
05 May 2020
Pitt Street changes
From 3–7 May (with 10–14 May as contingency for bad weather) we will be working at night on Pitt Street, between Hopetoun Street and Karangahape Road.
This work will take place between 9pm and 5am. Please ensure your car is not parked on the street at this time.
Our work involves the installation of traffic barriers and line marking around Beresford Square, which will reduce Pitt Street to one lane in each direction around this location.
This setup will remain in place for the duration of the construction activities for Karangahape Station, scheduled for completion in 2024. Pitt Street (between Hopetoun Street and Karangahape Road) will be closed to general traffic during our night works with a detour in place. Access for residents, businesses, emergency services and to Poynton Terrace will be maintained.
Why are you working at night?
Pitt Street is a key arterial route with high traffic volumes. Night works are necessary here to minimise disruption to Auckland’s traffic network.
How will this affect me?
Aspects of the work will create some noise and vibration.
We will make every effort to minimise these impacts by using noise mats and equipment that generates less noise. Monitoring systems are in place around the site to ensure we adhere to approved parameters.
Parking On-street parking on Pitt Street, from Karangahape Road to Greys Ave will be removed for the duration of our construction activities. The loading zone around 57 Pitt Street will be maintained as long as safely possible with an alternative loading bay created in Beresford Square near Day Street.
Where can I go for more information?
If you have any questions or concerns about these works, please email us at karangahape@linkalliance.co.nz or phone 0800 CRL TALK and press option 4 for Karangahape Station works.
25 April 2020
The Link Alliance is committed to following public health guidelines at all times.
Construction activity under Alert Level 3 requires construction workers to keep within site bubbles and also to maintain physical distancing. In addition, all workers attending site will be screened daily for their temperature and must declare good health and present with no symptoms.
You will see a health checkpoint similar to one below specifically designed for construction workers appear on site next week.
While moving around the sites in the area, please ensure you also maintain a safe distance when passing construction workers or other members of the public.
Works update
Mercury Lane
Cross Street closed to through traffic at Mercury Lane from 28 April. All access and egress via Upper Queen Street.
East Street to be reduced to one lane (near South Street) via automated stop/go lights to allow access of crane to site and for future set up of a mobile crane working from the road reserve.
Partial demolition of the 20 East Street side wall.
A start to construction of the Bentonite plant in the north-west corner (uphill on the East Street side) of the Mercury Lane site. This will start with construction of the reinforced concrete slab, followed by installation of silos, tanks and other equipment which will be onsite for approximately six months.
Utilities work to continue on Mercury Lane, near the Cross Street intersection.
Start to the retaining walls on the property boundaries at the Mercury Theatre laneway, 16 and 18 East Street.
Modifications to the triangular road island at Mercury Lane/Canada Street junction. Site egress will be modified following this work.
Hoardings to be re-aligned on Mercury Lane with traffic flow maintained.
Beresford Square/Pitt Street
Utility diversion works continue in Beresford Square from 28 April.
Pitt Street lane reduction. Installation of traffic barriers and line marking around Beresford Square from 3 May with Pitt Street reduced to one lane in each direction around this location. This setup will remain in place for the duration of construction, scheduled for completion in 2024.
Continue to set up our construction support area at 15-27 Beresford Square, which includes offices and facilities.
How will our work affect you?
Parking
Beresford Square has limited temporary parking available. We will try to keep the parking in the Square open to the public for as long as possible, but it will eventually be removed. Mercury Lane on-street parking remains closed, but the Wilson Parking building on Cross Street remains open. Cross Street on-street parking will remain although the number of spots will be reduced.
Noise
We realise that construction can be disruptive, and we are working closely with the Karangahape community to minimise disruption where we can. The main equipment being used includes concrete saws, hydro-excavation trucks, excavators, breakers, six-wheeled trucks and cranes. Work will comply with the construction noise and vibration standards for the project with noise mats used whenever practicable.
Hours of work
Our normal hours of work are 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday and 7am-2pm Saturday. We will let you know if we're going to be working outside these hours.
Work that was scheduled for March - May
Mercury Lane
Removal of concrete slabs at the Mercury Plaza site continues and will be completed in March
Sheet piles for the temporary access shaft (providing access to the tunnels) completed by mid-March
Excavation of the temporary shaft from mid-March to end of June
Construction of the noise enclosure from March through to mid-July
Traffic flow reversal of Cross Street in March, which will be in effect for the life of the project
Hoardings will be moved into the road corridor in late March with traffic access maintained
Guide walls for the diaphragm walls (the stations permanent walls) will be constructed from March to April
Construction of diaphragm walls for the underground station entrance to begin in April and continue through to August
The construction support area, which includes offices and facilities, will be erected within the site hoardings from April to May
Beresford Square
Utility diversions, involving excavation in the footpath and road continue until May. All utility diversions are scheduled to be completed by June
From 30 March Pitt Street will be reduced to one lane in each direction around Beresford Square
We will continue to set up our construction support area, which includes offices and facilities at 15-27 Beresford Square
Our work has impacted some wheelie bin collection areas. Please put your bins out in the regular spot on the same day and time and we will move them for collection (around 18 Beresford Square and 55 Pitt Street) and return them once emptied
How will this affect me?
Noise
We realise that construction can be disruptive and are working closely with the Karangahape community to minimise disruption where we can. Equipment being used includes concrete saws, hydro-excavation trucks, excavators, breakers and six-wheeled trucks. We are using techniques and equipment that minimise noise and vibration and our work will comply with the construction noise and vibration standards for the project. Noise mats will also be installed whenever appropriate.
Parking
Beresford Square has limited on-street parking available. We will endeavour to keep these spaces open to the public for as long as possible but in the next few months on-street car parks will be removed as our construction footprint grows.
There are many nearby alternative public parking options including: Day Street, Greys Avenue, St James Street, Auckland Transport’s car park building on Upper Queen Street and the Wilson car park building on Cross Street with access via Cross Street and Mercury Lane.
Mercury Lane traffic flow
Mercury Lane will remain narrowed as our utilities work continues at the corner of Cross Street. When all our utilities work is complete (anticipated to be April/May), two new loading bays will be opened on either side of the lane near the Karangahape/Mercury Lane intersection.
Loading bays
Unfortunately, we will sometimes need to remove loading bays during our work. We will work closely with businesses to ensure there are temporary loading bays or spaces provided to help deliveries arrive on time. See the map below of loading zones in the area.
Beresford Square work- learn about how it affects you
Beresford Utilities Work Update
Beresford Square detailed utilities work update (PDF 629KB)
Pitt St Utilities Update
Pitt Street Utilities Work Update (PDF 708KB)
Mercury Lane Work - Sheet Piling
Mercury Lane Works Update - Sheet Piling (PDF 655KB)
Geotechnical investigations
Notification 25 September 2019
Geotechnical investigations, 25 September 2019 (PDF 550kb)
Utility works
Before can we start constructing Karangahape Station, we need to determine the exact location of underground utility services that are currently sitting within or near the station’s underground footprint, so we can safely relocate them out of the way.
What’s going to happen?
There are 10 utility investigations required, seven in Beresford Square where the Karangahape Station’s second entrance will be built, two in Mercury Lane near the intersection of Cross Street (the location of the main entrance to the future station) and one outside 51 Pitt Street.
The work will involve creating a trench across the footpath and onto the road, cutting into the concrete, removing the surface layers of ground material and excavating to carefully reveal the utilities laying underneath. Each trench will be about six metres long by 300mm wide by 1.5 metres deep. The utility services will then be surveyed and the trench back-filled and compacted.
The plant and equipment used on site will include a concrete saw, small excavator, hydro-excavation truck and a six-wheeler truck. The investigations will be undertaken by utility services contractor Stockmans.
When will this work happen?
The first investigation was on the footpath outside Barretta Espresso Café in Beresford Square on the weekend of 3-4 August.
Stockmans expects to take one to two days at each trench location. The hours of work will be 7am to 7pm.
How will this affect me?
Aspects of the work, such as concrete-cutting, hydro-excavation and compacting, will create some noise and vibration. Noise mats will be used around the trenches to help reduce noise nuisance.
These works will not affect property access. However, some pedestrian diversions will be required around the trench sites and some on-street parking will be temporarily unavailable during the works.
When works are being undertaken on the Barretta Café/Karangahape Business Association side of Beresford Square, we will need to temporarily close the exit to Pitt Street at the end of the square to vehicles and remove about seven carparking spaces on that side.
However, when work is being undertaken on the (Samoa House) side of Beresford Square, the road will remain open and parking will still be available on the Barretta Café side. About five parks are likely to be unavailable on the Samoa House side while works are underway on that side of the square.
For safety reasons, the two Mercury Lane investigations will involve a partial road closure, as the trenches will be slightly longer and extend into the road. However, vehicle access will be maintained, including in to and out of Cross Street. About four on-street parks will be temporarily removed from the western side of Mercury Lane while the work takes place.
During the Pitt Street investigation, about seven on-street parking spaces will be temporarily unavailable.
We are hoping to do a mix of weekend and weekday investigations to enable us to complete them as quickly as possible while not inconveniencing local businesses and residents any more than is necessary. We will work with business owners to try to find the most suitable days to undertake the works outside their premises.
Utility Fact sheet
Karangahape Station Utility Relocation Works Fact Sheet (PDF 2.7MB
Other works coming up this year
After the utility investigations are complete and before we can start work on building the station, we need to relocate all the utility services that are currently sitting within the station’s underground footprint. These works take place in Beresford Square, Pitt Street and Mercury Lane.
The Link Alliance is currently reviewing the design of its underground station structures to see if it can reduce the number of utility relocations required to minimise the impact of these disruptive works on the local community. We will provide more details about relocations once our plans are finalised.
In October, we’ll closed Beresford Square permanently (between Samoa House Lane and Pitt Street) to vehicles. This will enable us to undertake the relocations more quickly and safely. The square will remain open to pedestrians and cyclists.
Other work happening at this time includes removing some trees within the square that are in the path of our utility diversions and relocating the toilet located outside the old Station Bar.
Beresford Square will eventually house the second entrance to Karangahape Station and will be re-designed as a great public space - but until then, we encourage the K Road community and our own workers to continue supporting local businesses during construction.
Demolition works
We are demolishing a number of vacant buildings at the bottom of Mercury Lane and East Street so we can start station construction in 2020.
Demolition in the area is marked in red below, including the Mercury Plaza. These works are expected to take two to three months to complete.
Understanding how people could be affected by the demolitions enables us to develop the most robust plans to help mitigate the impacts of these works on the local community.
We consulted with property owners and occupiers adjoining the demolition area to better understand what activities are taking place in their buildings and how the demolition works might affect those living and working in the area.
These meetings helped us to develop a Social Impact & Business Disruption Delivery Work Plan and other construction management plans that deal with the effects of demolition - such as noise, dust, access and parking disruption. The Karangahape CLG also provided input and the management plans have been approved by Auckland Council.
Contact
If you have any questions or concerns about these works, please email karangahape@linkalliance.co.nz or phone 0800 CRL TALK and press option 4 for Karangahape Station works.
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