December-22 AT Board Meeting
On Thursday the Auckland Transport board meets for the last time this year, and also the first time since the council new council was sworn in.
It’s unclear if they’ll even have a quorum for the meeting. Chair Adrienne Young-Cooper resigned immediately after the council elections, and Tommy Parker resigned at the start of this month.…
21 Comments Auckland Derailed – Southern Line mitigation
Last week Auckland Transport confirmed how they’ll attempt to mitigate the first of the rail network shutdowns that begins at Christmas. The first section covers the Southern Line between Newmarket and Otahuhu as well as the Onehunga Line and is expected to last until March next year and will then be followed by the Eastern Line.…
New Drury Stations Design Consultation
Yesterday Kiwirail announced a new consultation for two of the three stations they’re planning to build between Papakura and Pukekohe. They previously consulted on this at the beginning of last year with just some very high-level information about station footprints and intended facilities.…
Why we should upgrade Swanson, not Henderson for the CRL
Auckland’s rail network is currently in the midst of a massive transformational change and I think people will be blown away the City Rail Link which is the centrepiece of that change.
That change doesn’t come cheap with the CRL currently slated to cost $4.4 billion.…
Auckland, Derailed – The Documents
Last month Kiwirail and Auckland Transport surprised us by announcing nearly 3 years of rail closures starting at Christmas in order to fix the foundations that sit under the tracks. Yesterday Kiwirail released a bunch of reports and ministerial briefings from over the last 3 years covering the issue.…
New Harbour Crossing Survey
The government yesterday announced a consultation on the options for a new harbour crossing.
Aucklanders are being asked to have their say on one of the most significant city-shaping projects for Tāmaki Makaurau in coming decades, the Waitematā Harbour crossing, Transport Minister Michael Wood has announced.…
Why extend the Wynyard Tram?
The question of what to do about the Auckland Dockline Tram appears to be rearing its head again, with the group behind it presenting their latest version of a proposal to the City Centre Residents Group (CCRG) earlier this week. The Auckland Dockline Tram presentation to CCRG on Monday night.…
Mode share isn’t set in stone
Last week the new Auckland Council held their first meeting and after some school-grade antics over the seating arrangements, the new (and returning) councillors gave their maiden speeches. There were some great speeches, and you can watch them all in the video below, but the focus of this post is on a small segment by new Howick Councillor and former National MP, Maurice Williamson.…
A minimum viable light rail for Auckland
This is a guest post by Simon Lyall. It was originally published on his blog. Background
In late January 2022 the government announced that it was building a $15 billion light rail line from the Airport to the City Center via Mount Roskill.…
A visit to Karanga-a-hape
A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to be shown around the under construction Karanga-a-hape station and wow is it impressive. When it finally opens I think people will be blown away by what the CRL team have built.…
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