Daryl Wong - Auckland Transport

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City Rail LinkAustralian Tunnelling Conference

October 2016

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Planned Outcomes

• 24 trains per hour in each direction ultimate

track capacity

• 18,000 passengers per hour in each direction

ultimate patronage capacity through 2 new

stations and two modified stations

• Future proofing oversite development

opportunities at each station

• Sustainability IS project target rating ‘excellent’

• 95% reliability target

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Auckland in 2041

• Auckland is pivotal to the social, economic and cultural development of New Zealand

• More than 700,000 new

residents

• An extra 400,000

dwellings

• Twice as many city centre

and city fringe residents

and employees

• City Centre student

numbers up by 30%

• City centre producing

25% of Auckland’s GDP -

currently 17%

729,000

0

500,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

2,500,000

Growth to2041

2011Population

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City Wide Benefits

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CRL Route Plan

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Delivering the CRL Sustainably

• Targeting zero waste to landfill

• Measuring and reducing carbon

footprint

• Social value through procurement

• e.g. skills legacy, apprenticeships, new jobs

for unemployed

• ‘Leading’ Infrastructure Sustainability rating for integrating Mana Whenua values

• Reporting performance

Setting the benchmark for designing, building and operating sustainable

infrastructure in New Zealand

Infrastructure Sustainability

themes

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The Project Route

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Climbing the Hill

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Tunnels

Platform Tunnels

Running Tunnels

10Initial Construction Phase

Orakei

Sewer

strength

ening

Stormwater

underground

works

Shaft

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Britomart Station

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13Diaphragm and Jet Grout Cut off Walls

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Aotea Station

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Aotea Geology

16Virtual Station Tour

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Karangahape Station

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Mercury Lane entrance

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Karangahape geology

20Southern Junction Tunnels

21Mt Eden Tunnel Portals

22Mt Eden Station

23Mt Eden Geology

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Mt Eden Geology

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Procurement packaging

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• Contracts 1 & 2 started - to be completed in 2019

• Reference design for contracts C3 – C9 complete

• Initial market engagement completed

• Procurement strategy formulated

• Planning processes progressing well

• Heads of Agreement for funding signed with government

Project Status

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Thank you