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City Rail Link

Update

4 September 2013

Transport Committee

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Overview • Timeline

• CCFAS

• Government statement

• Timing impacts

• CRL progress

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The City Rail Link (CRL) connection

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• EMUs begin service in April 2014 and are rolled out by end of 2015

CRL timeline

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City Centre Future Access Study (CCFAS)

The SKM study responded to a government request in July 2011 to develop a robust and

achievable multi modal programme for access into the city centre

46 options identified and evaluated. Three shortlisted. Key objectives in developing

options were to:

• Provide for future city centre growth and employment

• Support regional growth objectives

• Deliver benefits for all transport users

Criteria Surface Bus

Underground

Bus

Underground

Rail (CRL)

Integrated

CRL and SB

Effect on city centre access Worst Poor Better Best

Impact on wider regional movement

Improving economic performance &

potential

Reducing impacts on environment &

amenity

Implementation costs and difficulty

Reduction in exposure to harm

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CCFAS findings

• A multi modal solution of the CRL and surface bus

improvements best meets city centre access needs

• Solution is part of a broader network programme

addressing city centre access

• Study suggests implementation by 2021- delays would

limit employment, growth, and ability to capture wider

economic benefits

• CRL being implemented in advance of bus improvements

offers greatest benefit to most while deferring negative

impacts of land take required for buses and slower vehicle

speeds

• Early implementation would fit well with wider strategic

view of Auckland Plan, and transport projects (e.g.

Additional Waitemataa Harbour crossing)

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Government statement- 28 June 2013 .

• Broadly agrees with CCFAS findings

• Doesn’t agree CRL needed by 2021

• Instead is committed to:

a joint business case with Auckland Council in 2017

providing its share of funding for a construction start in 2020

(so completion mid 2020s)

• Prepared to consider an earlier start to business case if :

city centre employment increases by 25 per cent over current levels (of 78,000 but

did not specify when)

annual rail patronage is on track to hit 20 million trips well before 2020 (currently

10 million)

and said that was something to discuss with council. Identified need to address funding,

including how project costs are shared between Government and council

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Progressing city centre transport projects

The proposed CRL construction timing significantly affects the ability to deliver other

important city centre projects

Co-ordination of city centre construction works with the CRL construction is critical to

ensure the road and transport networks remain operational and functional.

Some of the key projects affected are:

• Fanshawe/Customs St busway

corridor

• Wellesley St bus corridor

• City centre public transport/bus

interchanges

• Ferry basin redevelopment

• Port to motorway connection

• Quay St and seawall upgrade

• Victoria St Linear Park

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Timing and construction implications

The CRL will create inner city disruption during cut and cover construction

Albert St dug up progressively over two years, Aotea station estimated to be under

construction for up to five years and major east west intersections closed for at least six

months at a time

Adverse effects will include:

• reduced and altered business and property access

• changed and limited vehicle and pedestrian movement

• noise and vibration

While this can be well managed, timing is critical

Forecast and potential city development and events:

• International Convention Centre

• Elliot Tower

• Downtown Shopping Centre

• 2015 Cricket World Cup

• 2017 World Masters Games

• America’s Cup?

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CRL - timing and long term gain

• Leading growth with transport infrastructure is vital to city shaping

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Britomart- from seedy to sought after 10 years old - 40 million passengers- 24,000 a day

• Britomart Precinct has the lowest vacancy rates and some of the highest lease rates in the city centre

• Relocations attracted from the city centre, city fringe and outside

Commercial Vacancy Rates

All City Centre Britomart

Precinct Core

Western

Corridor

1995 14.6% 13.5% 17.5% 13.5%

2003 12.7% 14.9% 16.7% 8.6%

2011 11.3% 1.3% 14.3% 8.8%

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2.0%

4.0%

6.0%

8.0%

10.0%

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011Em

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Britomart precinct Auckland except City Centre City Centre

Annual Average Employment Growth Source: Colliers International 2012

Britomart images thanks to Cooper and Co

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Why 2021? Land use patterns and economic outcomes will differ

if we lead or lag development

2021:

• Britomart has reached capacity at peak

• Major bus routes at or over capacity

• Lead development and shape city centre

• Intervene before problems get too bad

After 2021:

• All other options for city centre access exhausted

• Problem becomes sufficiently bad to justify CRL

(based on standard transport analysis)

• Standard" economic think is that major benefits achieved through travel time reduction so

need to let congestion worsen for it to be “economically” efficient to build CRL

• Cost of delay is $100m a year

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CRL progress

Planning

• Hearing adjourned until mid October to allow commissioners to consider the material

Property

• Two purchased, two in final stages, about 30 underway

Design

• On going design to inform a business case and costs

Trains

• First trains to be unveiled this month

• Rollout April 2014 - late 2015

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