City Rail Link construction
Traffic on Albert Street from here to the south is now driving on a "lid" over trenches dug for the CRL; traffic is up to 16 metres above the bottom of excavations
27 December 2017
Artwork depicting a Maori waka turning into an EMU is on display on Albert Street
27 December 2017
Although rain obscures the view, it's easy to see the scale of the works on Albert Street
27 December 2017
The end of current works on Albert Street
27 December 2017
Victoria Street has returned to normal after stormwater works were completed
27 December 2017
Progress on the Commercial Bay development across from Britomart. This new development sits above the new CRL tunnels
23 June 2019
On Albert Street, the tunnels are now being covered over
23 June 2019
"Lids" on the tunnels forming Albert Street
23 June 2019
The tunnel trenches are now being backfilled to reform Albert Street
23 June 2019
Backfilling progress on the City Rail Link on Albert Street
23 June 2019
Filling over the CRL tunnels on Albert Street
23 June 2019
Reinstating Albert Street further south
23 June 2019
New seal on Albert Street after the CRL tunnels were dug underneath it
23 June 2019
A chance to walk the CRL tunnels was given to the public, with 10,000 free tickets offered. Seen here is the start of the walk, with signs leading people upstairs for ticket checks then back down to enter the tunnel
17 November 2019
New stairs and escalators can be seen at Britomart, with the CRL tunnel entrance to the right
17 November 2019
Entering the tunnel from the end of Britomart Platform 1, people walk through the tunnel towards the first crossover point underneath Albert Street
17 November 2019
Near the entrance, a poster is displayed with the iconic waka-EMU image
17 November 2019
Walking through the straight section of the CRL, passing underneath the old post office building serving as the main Britomart entrance
17 November 2019
Posters along the tunnel showed where in the tunnel people were standing. Here, we can see we're currently underneath the CPO building
17 November 2019
From the CPO, the tunnel curves to the left to head towards Albert Street
17 November 2019
The tunnel is presently used for storage of escalators before rails are put in
17 November 2019
Another poster places walkers underneath the old Downtown shopping centre, currently being redeveloped as Commercial Bay
17 November 2019
Another poster a few metres up the tunnel places walkers underneath the new development
17 November 2019
After walking a few dozen more metres, we end up underneath the Customs and Albert Streets intersection
17 November 2019
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