City Rail Link
Albert changes 4 Feb 2019 2.jpg

Construction: Albert Street - Upper Area

CONSTRUCTION: Aotea STATION (INCL. UPPER ALBERT ST)

This page backgrounds the CRL work in the upper Albert Street area for the Aotea Station construction.

Contact us

This work around the Aotea Station is being done by the Link Alliance - a consortium of seven companies, including CRL Ltd, which is delivering the main stations and tunnels for the CRL project.

If you have any questions or concerns about the Link Alliance works for the Aotea station:

PHONE 0800 CRL TALK (0800 275 8255) and press 3.

EMAIL aotea@linkalliance.co.nz

Read the latest Link Alliance Aotea newsletter -

Brochure on Aotea works

Aotea Station - information on upcoming works
November 2019 (PDF 2MB)

 

TIPS FOR VIEWING THE POSTERS BELOW

  • To see them full screen, press on the square symbol at the bottom right of the box.

  • The poster then opens in a new tab. Press the escape key to return to this page.

  • To download, when you view full screen, depending on your browser, there is an arrow at the top left of the screen - click on that.

Introduction to the City Rail Link (5.2MB)

Aotea Station main works (753KB)

Albert Street utility diversions (336KB)

Albert Street utility investigations (420KB)

Tunnels and Stations (1.4MB)

The Link Alliance (260KB)

Meeting with the local community (900KB)

Location of utility investigations and relocations

Below are the indicative locations of trenches to first investigate and then relocate utilities. Small work areas will be set up at each location to complete the works.

Utility investigations

  • Small investigatory trenches will be dug between Wyndham and Wellesley Streets to pinpoint the location of existing underground utility services. This enables their relocation ahead of construction of Aotea Station.

  • At each of the locations, there will be up to one week’s work.

  • We anticipate some noise from activities such as the concrete cutting, digging, and Hydrovac machines which suck dirt and debris from the services without causing damage.

  • Noise mats will help buffer the ground-floor businesses and pedestrians from work-related noise.

  • By confirming our assumptions about where exactly those utilities lie, we de-risk the utility diversion works by providing a safer and more robust design for our contractors.

Utility diversions

  • Utility relocation crews will create trenches 50m to 60m long. These trenches will hold the relocated services.

  • They will backfill trenches and reinstate the footpath as they go.

  • Each trench will take around four to six weeks and will involve work on the road and footpath up to property boundaries.

We need to divert utility services because

  • Some services clash with the alignment of the piles that will support the station structure.

  • There is insufficient space for utilities infrastructure between the underground roof of the station and the road.

  • It’s safer to excavate and construct the station with all the utility services out of the way.

Managing the utility diversions

  • These diversions can be noisy and disruptive, so we will work to manage any negative impacts as practicably as possible.

  • Property access will be maintained. We will liaise with businesses about the timing of works to minimise disruption.

  • There will be times pedestrians need to be re-routed around works happening on the footpath.

  • We will use water-filled barriers and temporary fencing wherever possible to maintain sight-lines and keep businesses visible.

Management plans

  • A suite of management plans are required by the CRL designation and the regional resource consent to manage the effects of construction.

  • Specific management plans are developed for different stages of the project.

  • The management plans are developed by subject matter experts on areas such as traffic, access and parking, noise and vibration, social impact and business disruption, air quality, contamination, and trees and vegetation.

  • The plans will undergo an independent peer review and be lodged with Auckland Council.

^ back to top

Consent plans can be found at this link below

Contact

If you have any questions or concerns about the Link Alliance works, please email aotea@linkalliance.co.nz or phone 0800 CRL TALK and press 3. For the Albert St work between Customs and Wyndham Street, please press 2 to talk to those contractors, Connectus.