City Rail Link (CRL) progress

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Re: City Rail Link (CRL) progress

Postby Ratchet » Fri Jul 15, 2016 4:26 pm

So it looks like we won't be using the Queen St entrance to Britomart for the next 3 years from 2017 onwards. It'll have to be the Commerce St entrance, which is now getting the upgrade:

https://at.govt.nz/bus-train-ferry/more ... /britomart

Time for more walking to get to the centre :roll:
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Re: City Rail Link (CRL) progress

Postby Feijoa » Wed Sep 13, 2017 9:51 pm

Here are 2 photos of the tunnels being dug up Albert Street, taken at the intersection with Wyndham St.

Looking North:
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Looking south (not photoshopped, the green is an image on the hoarding):
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Re: City Rail Link (CRL) progress

Postby Feijoa » Sun Sep 17, 2017 10:17 pm

Pre-cast concrete panels are being placed over the large steel girders to form the lid / road bed on Albert St:
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Here is a completed section looking south near the corner of Albert and Wolfe:
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CRL Construction on the corner of Custom and Albert St with the tower the tunnels pass under being constructed in the background:
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Re: City Rail Link (CRL) progress

Postby Mipela » Thu Sep 21, 2017 1:35 pm

Thanks for posting the photo news of progress hope you can keep updating in the future and maybe some one can clean the glass
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Re: City Rail Link (CRL) progress

Postby locost_bryan » Mon Jan 15, 2018 1:28 pm

Construction updates can be found at https://www.cityraillink.co.nz/
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