Construction “Tracking Well” Despite COVID

Construction at all CRL sites continues to forge ahead, despite the Level 3 COVID-19 lockdown in Auckland earlier in the month. 

Our Chief Executive, Dr Sean Sweeney, says construction teams continued working but observing strict health and safety protocols meant it did take longer for them to access our sites and once there, people had to follow self-distancing rules. 

“By the end of the year, CRL will be looking a lot different from today with plenty of milestones to celebrate along the way,” he says. 

Dr Sean Sweeney, Chief Executive of City Rail Link Ltd

“During a recent visit to our Mt Eden site I counted some 25 pieces of big and busy machinery in action – a reminder of the scope and scale of CRL. 

“At the Karangahape and Aotea sites, work is already well advanced on carving out the country’s first underground stations. Further downtown, an important CRL celebration is only a few weeks away – one that acknowledges the city’s past and its future. After years of digging and delving, lifting and lowering, we’re about to return the historic Chief Post Office to Aucklanders with the added bonus of a couple extra rooms throughout its basement.”         

Dr Sweeney says with such a tremendous construction programme gathering pace, it’s fair to say that the project as a whole is tracking well, but he adds that CRL’s scale and complexity means it must continue to plan for unexpected challenges like COVID-19.