City Rail Link construction

Looking north towards the waterfront as CRL works ramp up once again

9 October 2016

Along Albert Street, different parts of the road are open. Here, the centre two lanes are open to traffic

9 October 2016

Looking over where the Downtown shopping centre once stood

5 November 2016

The corner of Albert and Customs Streets, where the Downtown shopping centre used to be

5 November 2016

Traffic management sees frequent changes on Albert Street. Here, Stop/Go signs are in use as well as traffic lights

5 November 2016

Albert Street is being resealed in places as enabling works wrap up. The street is due to be dug up once tunnel construction starts

5 November 2016

Another view of resealing Albert Street

5 November 2016

Behind the Chief Post Office building, a temporary building to house customer service facilities is being constructed

5 November 2016

Another view of the new temporary building, This will be in use while the Chief Post Office is closed for strengthening work from 2017, reopening in 2019

5 November 2016

A concept image of the new public space outside Britomart

5 November 2016

The now completely demolished Downtown shopping centre, viewed through a porthole in the fence blocking off the site

14 January 2017

The Chief Post Office building closes in the next few days to allow for strengthening work before the tunnels are dug underneath

14 January 2017

Inside the Chief Post Office, all shops and facilities are closed as the building closes the following week. Ticketing and toilets have moved to the temporary building on the other side

14 January 2017

The seating area inside the Chief Post Office, also closing to the public

14 January 2017

The temporary entrance on Commerce Street, to be used until strengthening work on the CPO is complete. This building houses ticketing, information and toilets

14 January 2017

The temporary building viewed from another angle. The building was built over the old water fountain, which has been removed

14 January 2017

The building features the same style of lettering on the front entrance as other new stations

14 January 2017

Temporary stairs from the top of Britomart down to the platforms have been built over the old gardens, and eventually this will be the CRL tracks themselves

14 January 2017

Inside the temporary station building at Britomart, showing the new style information displays

14 January 2017

Digging underneath the old shopping centre, with the CRL in this location becoming more evident

29 April 2017

Another view of the construction opposite Britomart

29 April 2017

The popular temporary public space outside Britomart is to close in the next few days and become a construction site. The site will return to being a public space once construction is complete

29 April 2017

On Albert Street, signs of the tunnel walls have appeared, with the top of the eastern wall visible here

29 April 2017

A trench for the tunnel wall is being dug at this spot on Albert Street

29 April 2017