While looking for some detailed plans of how NZTA will manage the closure of the Wellington Street onramp for three months starting pretty soon, I came across a couple of great videos providing updates on how building the Victoria Park Tunnel is progressing:
This is a pretty exciting project and, unlike some of the other roads of national significance, the numbers seem to stack up pretty well in terms of its cost-effectiveness. I only wish NZTA had been smart enough to stump up with a little extra cash to underground both directions of the motorway so we could have Victoria Park back as a full, undivided, inner city park.
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The report into the feasibility of a south bound tunnel contradicts:
The number of lanes between the viaduct and the Harbour Bridge will be increased to five northbound lanes including provision for bus priority when necessary, and five lanes with a bus lane for southbound traffic.
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The viaduct will be reconfigured to provide 4 lanes southbound, whereas a new southbound tunnel would provide 3 lanes southbound.
So which is it?
(moving day for the tavern is 18th August I’m told)
I guess the lane is dropped at Fanshawe Street.
I was told moving day was August 31st. Maybe they’re running ahead of schedule.
Yeah one lane and the buslane exit to fanshawe, four continue over the viaduct.
thanks for the videos
It’s great to see what happens behind the scenes and appreciate the achievements after the completion of the project
That’s one depressingly big motorway running through downtown Auckland that we’re ending up with, I wonder how long before the calls start to add another couple of lanes through here will begin.
Maybe once they are done they could put a roof slab on the whole cmj?! Turn it into a ring of parks around the cbd…
In our dreams! I can’t see them doing ything that will make it more difficult to widen the system in a few years – and I don’t think we’re close to this central motorway being ‘finished’ in the minds of Joyce and co.