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Trains travelling east and west on the Western Line, under the new Fenton Street bridge and over the CRL tunnels, glimpsed between the trains.
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Kia ora neighbour,
This month we treat you to a couple of fabulous videos. The waterwall video showcases a new station feature that promises to wow visitors to Maungawhau Station. Offering insights into the clever engineering and artistic vision behind the structure, it is clear this 9-metre high basalt wall of trickling water, will become a source of inspiration and pride for anyone arriving and travelling along the Western Line or City Rail Link (CRL) into the future. See how the mighty maunga is brought to life inside the new Maungawhau Station HERE.
In our second video offering, the magnitude of the site and the progress achieved so far is featured in a low-flying drone tour over 3.5 kms. Viewers will enjoy seeing the many completed parts of the project across our Maungawhau Station site.
Coming back down to earth, the journey toward completion is busy across many of the streets around the station, with extensive utilities and urban realm work underway. For real time information about the construction happening on your street, check out the Maungawhau Station construction calendar.
As neighbours we encourage you to get in touch with us if you have any queries or concerns too. Our community team can be reached at mteden@linkalliance.co.nz or 0800 CRL TALK press 5 for Maungawhau Station.
Follow Link Alliance’s wider achievements across all of the CRL stations by clicking the social media buttons below.
Ngā mihi,
The Maungawhau Station team
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A big change on site this month is the removal of the water treatment plant and silos. The water treatment plant is an innovative environmental initiative - a three step water reticulation process that has favoured sustainability throughout the tunnel boring works and since.
Water used onsite was recycled for dampening down dust, wheel washes and water for concrete mixing and other onsite activities reducing total water usage on site.
Along with the water silos the country’s largest art show has been removed to make way for more flexible fencing as the site perimeter changes. We’ll be sustainable in that space too. Check out the cool art hoarding story below.
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The total cumulative water reuse (non-potable) amount is 10,320 m3 or 4 Olympic sized swimming pools.
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Water is flowing inside the station building too. The striking new artwork by mana whenua artist Tessa Harris (Ngāi Tai Ki Tāmaki) has been revealed. The existing basalt structure will be complemented with additional basalt triangles and 53 glass triangles representing the volcanos of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
When the station opens to the public, this 9-metre-high basalt waterwall (water will flow over the triangles) will greet visitors arriving and travelling along the Western or CRL lines.
Watch the story of its construction, installation and the final stages of its creative realisation.
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Where form and function meet, a juxtaposition of wood, basalt and glass.
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Utilities, streetscapes and urban realm works are a major focus across the entire site at present.
Inside the site, bicycle racks, drop-off bays, basalt landscaping features and tree pits have all popped up in the plaza which looks increasingly like the final vision of the station every day.
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Landscaping elements, including reclaimed basalt boulders, tree pits and seating structures are appearing across the front of the station.
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Installation of bike racks are underway on Ruru Lane directly adjacent to the station entrance.
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At the new Fenton St bridge glass inserts have been installed, handrails are in, the floor is being treated and the gate at the top of the stairs is in. The bridge is getting very close to being finished.
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Underground, the electrification of the tunnels is in its final stages. The installation of 22kV power to connect the stations and the powerful 25kV systems to power the trains is one of the pinnacle landmarks on the project. It will turn the City Rail Link from being an impressive tunnelling feat into a live part of our city’s rail network.
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The signals at Maungawhau Station are live.
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Eerie green lighting is in place to guide people in the tunnel to the cross passages.
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CRL Tunnel at scissors fully kitted out with electrics and comms cabling.
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October will see rail grinding in the tunnels and preparatory work step up at pace, ahead of the first train testing dates. On the station platforms we are also seeing more finishing details appear, light fixtures, wood paneling, installation of porcelain wall and floor tiles. These carefully considered design details and the stations world class operational features will make the CRL stations destinations we can all feel proud to share with visitors to New Zealand and Tāmaki Makaurau.
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At track level workers continue fitting out cables, brackets and a plethora of detail work required to make the platform functional.
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Internal Waterwall nears completion
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Escalators and stairs to the NAL platform and tracks next to the expanse of the basalt waterwall.
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The striking new artwork by mana whenua artist Tessa Harris (Ngāi Tai Ki Tāmaki) has been revealed and is almost complete.
When the station opens to the public, this 9-metre-high basalt wall will greet visitors arriving and travelling along the Western or CRL lines.
Watch the story of its construction, installation and the final stages of its creative realisation.
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Watch the story of Maungawhau Station's waterwall; its construction, installation and its final realisation.
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Streetscapes and urban realm FAQs
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Each month we receive questions from readers, neighbours and business partners alike, checking in on the project eager to understand what is happening and why. This month’s FAQ section reflects this interest and shares some special insights into the impressive and complex sequencing work involved in the utilities and urban realm works around site.
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This map gives an overview of the wider Maungawhau Station precinct including sites to be developed by Eke Panuku in the future.
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This map is a great reminder of the scope and size of our Maungawhau Station worksite. As we enter October, we are very much in the thick of utilities work around the site and steadily edging our way into urban realm projects that will see the streets and roads restored and beautified.
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What is the sequencing for Link Alliance works happening in the streets around Maungawhau Station?
The utilities beneath the streets around the station need to be upgraded as part of the work Link Alliance is delivering for CRL. Much of the infrastructure underground in this distinguished suburb, is old and so it is taking a little extra time to establish what’s what underground and bring it up to modern standards. Once that is done, the work shifts to what is referred to as urban realm which involves all the work needed to make everything on top of the ground functional and attractive. Here is a summary of how utilities and urban realm works are rolling out, street by street under our current construction programme.
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The view from the corner of Flower and Nikau Sts show the streetscapes emerging across the site, connecting with the road networks that feed the surrounding suburb.
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Mt Eden Road
From 6 October to 11 October (Sunday to Thursday) Mt Eden Rd will be closed every night to enable our teams to establish a construction zone on the east side of Mt Eden Rd. Then the road will return to two ways with traffic management until mid-November. At the end of this period commuters will have a new road, a midway crossing into the station precinct and a new bus shelter for the future.
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Korari St sweeping around towards the front entrance of the station building. The drop-off bay is clearly visible on the left.
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Korari Street travelling adjacent to the ventilation building heading northwest towards the Ruru St intersection and on to New North Rd.
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Nikau Street
From 14 October Korari St at Nikau will be closed for 4 days to install ducting underground. Traffic management will be in place to protect access to City Storage and noise mitigation procedures will be in place too. From mid-November, construction at the corner of Ruru and Nikau Streets will move to the corner of Korari and Nikau Streets. To make sure that traffic exiting Ruru St is safe to turn right there will be a number of temporary changes to speed limits and no stopping zones.
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Traffic management will be in place to support local residents and businesses and to help their customers and general public safely navigate their way around the works.
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Shaddock Street & Flower Street
Work on Shaddock St at the corner of Flower St will continue from now until November with traffic management in place. From the end of September traffic management will be in place from Shaddock to the top of Flower St. Street work at the corner of Flower and Nikau Sts will begin October/November (depending on completion dates of other areas) and continue until the end of the year. Once finished, all utilities and streetscaping for this area will be complete.
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Ngahura and Nikau St
The work being delivered includes extensive utility upgrades and improved footpaths and roads. The excavation and noise to achieve this can be challenging and we are grateful for the support of our neighbours as we push forward to complete these complex works.
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Info pop-ups in your neighbourhood
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Following on from our August info hubs, we are hitting the streets to talk to neighbours and commuters about what is next on the journey to completion.
Our latest Places and Spaces brochure is also online if you want to see the next stages of the future station and streets.
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Join us for our new monthly community info sessions
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Come to the CRL Visitor Centre - Te Manawa, at 1 New North Rd, between 12-1pm on the first Tuesday of every month.
Catch up with our community team who will be on hand to share the latest updates on the project and answer all your questions.
Join us this Tuesday 1st October from 12 - 1pm for our 'new look' community info sessions.
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Quarterly stakeholder survey feedback
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After nearly four years of seeking your feedback about engagement and communications at Maungawhau Station we completed our last survey in August and ended with a whopping and unprecedented 86% satisfaction rating.
97% of those who participated in the survey had been in contact with us over the past three months and so we could not be prouder of this result. At the same time, we acknowledge that your good review does come tempered by a desire to see our works completed, and to a good standard - We hear you.
The end of our surveys does not mean we will be any less accessible, or that we’ll stop taking note of what you share with us while we strive for continuous improvement.
To our neighbours who took the time to take this survey, or any of our past surveys, we thank you for your input and sincerely hope that you have seen change and betterment as a result.
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Through the challenges and the hard work, we've enjoyed taking the time to celebrate with our neighbours along the way.
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Next steps for NZ's largest outdoor art exhibition...
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Not only is the CRL New Zealand’s largest infrastructure project, but it has also been New Zealand’s largest public art project too. A gift of art, colour, and connection from the Link Alliance to the communities who have shared their neighbourhoods with the CRL.
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The Transcendent Flow of Maungawhau’s Energy is in All of Us by Jayden Plank.
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At Maungawhau and Karanga-a-Hape Stations we erected temporary fencing, hoardings, and scrim to safely contain the worksites while construction took place. The Link Alliance team then commissioned local artists to inject their creative storytelling energies into turning these temporary structures into a vibrant outdoor ‘walk-able’ gallery of epic proportions.
But this initiative was never meant to be just a temporary splash of colour and creativity. We are now in the exciting planning stages to ensure that these art pieces enjoy a valued life beyond the construction site, and we hope many will find their way back into the community in a more permanent way.
Watch this space for more news on this campaign. News around this initiative will follow in the coming months, as we edge closer towards the CRL’s final construction phase.
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Installation of Cadre by Mark Barber
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Branch Out Festival returns for 2024
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Get ready to celebrate Uptown on October 12
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Link Alliance and Uptown Business Association are back with the third “Branch Out” street festival. Join in the fun on Saturday 12 October, to celebrate the arrival of spring, vibrant arts and cultural offerings, and local businesses across the neighbourhood on the rise, Uptown!
From 9.00am - 3.00pm stalls will be showcasing local businesses, delicious food and coffee from neighbourhood eateries, live music on the main stage and roving street performers. There’s plenty for kids to do with a dedicated kid’s zone programmed with art and craft activities throughout the day.
Entertainment will be set up on the main stage halfway down Nikau Street, overlooking the City Rail Link's impressive Maungawhau Station development. Performances will take place throughout the day, including:
- Eliette’s Music Academy
- Dalmatian Cultural Society Orchestra
- Emily Bateman
- Aro
- Albi & The Wolves
- DJ Russ B
The event will also feature an exciting range of local businesses each with their own market stalls. Come marvel at balloon artists, pottery demos, live portraits, giant games and more!
Follow the Facebook event page for updates, timetables, and sneak peeks of what will be on offer. A great way to celebrate the end of school holidays experiencing the best of Uptown with your friends and family.
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Looking back on Branch Out 2023 ... and looking forward to our 2024 Festival on 12 October!
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Each month we look at technical terms used in the construction world and ‘translate’ them into easy-to-understand language. This month we look at the term - bollards.
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Bollards are sturdy, vertical posts designed to provide protective and architectural boundaries. They serve as visual guides for traffic management, restricting vehicle access to public areas, marking parameters and ensuring safety and security.
There are various types of bollards which offer flexibility and is dependent on the purpose of its installation. At Maungawhau Station, mainly three types of bollards will be installed:
- Static or permanent bollards for continuous pedestrian protection.
- Removable bollards for security and access control on a temporary basis.
- Retractable bollards that are automated and will be used for controlled access to maintenance vehicles.
In total, approximately 34 bollards will be installed on the Maungawhau Station site. This installation will improve traffic flow and enhance overall site security and accessibility.
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Digital design imagery showing the front entrance of the station and the bollards in place to ensure safe accessway for visitors.
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