City Rail Link Connecting Auckland Presentation to
The Society of Construction Law Chris Meale, Project Director Steve Hawkins, Design Manager 11 March 2014
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www.aucklandtransport.govt.nz
Section 1 - Project Benefits
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The case for the CRL has multiple dimensions
• Economic • Integrated land-use • Environmental imperatives • Transport for Auckland’s growth
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The Economic Imperative New Zealanders work about 15% longer than the OECD average to produce about 20% less output per person
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Our productivity is poor and not improving
New Zealand is unique in the OECD as having below average productivity and below average productivity growth
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Auckland - The World’s Most Liveable City The Auckland Plan - Addresses Economic Drivers Develop an economy that delivers opportunity and prosperity for all Aucklanders and New Zealand Targets Improve Auckland's OECD ranking of cities (GDP per capita) of 69th place in 2011 by 20 places in 2031
Increase annual average productivity growth from 1% p.a. in the last decade to 2% p.a. for the next 30 years
Increase annual average export growth from 3% p.a. in the last decade to 6% for the next 30 years
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Auckland holds the key • Value added per worker in the Auckland region is 30 to 50% higher than of regions outside Auckland • The premium is even higher in the Auckland CBD (120 to 150 % higher) • For New Zealand to flourish Auckland must increase the scale and intensity of its CBD • Supporting this growth requires good accessibility to the central areas • CRL can provide the required additional capacity
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The integrated planning imperative The City Centre Master Plan •
Integrated approach to the revitalisation and growth of the city centre
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The next 10 years - transformational projects focus on the core CBD, and the waterfront
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Wynyard Quarter - create a ‘water city’ of international acclaim
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Aotea Quarter – reinforce roles as the civic and central heart, ensuring it remains resilient to the shifting centre of focus on the harbour’s edge The CRL is identified as the core transport project that enables the other initiatives to happen
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The CRL is also critical for integrated planning outside the CBD • The CRL - catalyst for increased urbanisation around selected stations outside the CBD • Without the CRL, it will not be possible to provide rail capacity to serve new destinations in the future - e.g. the airport
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The environmental/sustainability imperative Transport: •
Is the main contributor to total air pollution
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Auckland’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions
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Supports development of a quality compact Auckland through sustainable transport choices
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Mitigates the effects of climate change through future spatial form
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Health and Lifestyle benefits
The CRL is an essential project to enable the public transport network to perform optimally and to help shape the city sustainably 10
The Transport and Growth Imperative • CRL is a core requirement to maintain accessibility in Auckland • Increased public transport usage is essential to maintain connectivity • Capacity on the roads will be taken up by Auckland’s expected population growth • The ability for buses to absorb extra patronage is limited due to road capacity (particularly within the CBD)
• Prioritise bus corridors to areas with no rail alternative • CRL will unlock capacity
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Urban renewal and regeneration
Britomart images: thanks to Cooper and Company
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Section 2 - Transport Benefits
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Network benefits • Links the existing network • Unlocks Auckland wide network capacity - not a city centre loop • Allows more connectivity and direct city centre access • Enables cross city travel without changing trains • Allows for future North Shore line to connect at Aotea
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Integrated PT Network
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Section 3 - Design
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Horizontal alignment
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Vertical alignment
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Vertical alignment
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Construction methods
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Britomart Station - concept Innovation: Integrated Station Planning
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Aotea Station - concept Innovation: Integrated Station Planning
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Glengarry entrance Innovation: Integrated Station Planning
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Karangahape Road Station - concept Innovation: Integrated Station Planning
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Innovation: Integrated Station Planning
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Newton Station - concept Innovation: Integrated Station Planning
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Section 4 - Project Packaging Options
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CRL Procurement & Delivery Considerations • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Scale ($2.8B Outturn cost @2021) $ Market appetite Contract Packaging Skills shortage. KiwiRail Network access and operation Cost / competition Technical difficulty Site Constraints (CBD) Risk Management Bid costs Programme inputs - Consenting AT Inputs - resource & programme Time to construction start Funding 33
Multiple Disciplines • • • • • •
Civil
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Electrical and Mechanical:
Structural
- Power
Geotechnical
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Lighting
Traffic
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Ventilation
Architectural
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Air conditioning
Urban Design
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Plumbing and drainage
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Lifts
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Escalators
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Fire Services
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Overhead line
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Signalling
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Platform screen doors
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Trackside auxiliaries
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Communications
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Main control system 34
Project Costs CRL Cost Comparison showing changes over time ($millions)
AC LTP 2012 inflated to year of spend
Expected Construction Cost Gross land purchase Estimated land sales Net Land
2,324 245 183 62
Total Construction and Land Cost
2,386
Additional EMUs Other network optimisation
Expected Cost inc additional EMUs and other network improvements
336 140
2,862
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Cost Breakdown Project Element
AC LTP 2012 inflated to year of spend
Tunnelling (between stations)
540
Aotea Station (inc tunnels within station box)
327
K Rd Station (inc tunnels within station box)
378
Newton Station (inc tunnels within station box)
373
NAL Connection Main Link (West)
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NAL Connection East Facing Link Rail Services Traffic Management
214 252 38
Expected Construction Cost
2,324
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Multiple Project Elements Delivery Rail Operations and Maintenance
Cut and cover
TBM & mined
4a Fit out
3 Albert
2 DSC
4 Aotea Station
6a Fit out
5 TBM
6 K Road Station
Cut & cover 8a Fit out
7 TBM
8 Newton Station
9 Dives
Network Connection
Rail systems - Integrated CRL and Network rail - Network wide 11 Track
12 Power 13 Traction power
14 Signals 15 Ventilation
18 Early works/ Services diversion
16 Fire
10 EFC & WFC
1 Britomart (Operational)
17 Comms
19 Demolition
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Delivery options - Preliminary findings
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Contracting Alternatives • • • • • • •
Traditional Design and construct (D&C) Collaborative D&C (CD&C) (Dual Early) Construction Involvement (DECI) Competitive Alliance (CA) Pure Alliance (PA) PPP
• Issues • Timing • Risk management / sharing • Impact of any Private Finance Initiatives
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Section 5 - State of Play
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Current Activity • Patronage Demand • Operations Plans • Funding initiatives
• Program alternatives Start 2016 Start 2020 Enabling works Start 2015 • Staging options • Organisational. AT/KRG
• Need resilient delivery approach
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Project Progress • Alignments and concept design • Preliminary/Definition Design (Ph1) • Value engineering • (NoR) - Corridor and property requirements - Planning Designation
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• Project Challenge / Review We are about to commence: • Definition Design Ph2 • Business Case • Reference Design • Enabling Works Planning
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Section 6 - Enabling Works Initiative
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Programme variability • AT programme
Start 2015/16
Finish 2020/21
• Government Programme
2020
2026
• An advanced programme in 2016 would have the CRL works completed in the Downtown/lower Albert St area in 2018
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CRL - construction effects • Requires progressive closure of Wellesley, Victoria, Customs Sts • Project conditions may allow only one intersection at a time • Sequential closures will last up to three and a half years with the last being Customs • This will effect several city centre projects such as:
Quay Street Upgrade and sea wall repair Harbour Edge and Waterfront redevelopment Downtown Bus Interchange Fanshawe/Customs St bus prioritisation Downtown shopping centre development Wellesley Street Bus Interchange Victoria Linear Park 46
City Centre - Interrelated Projects
Quay Street Upgrade and sea wall repair Harbour Edge and Waterfront redevelopment Downtown Bus Interchange Fanshawe/Customs St bus prioritisation Wellesley Street Bus Interchange Victoria Linear Park
Related and Concurrent Commercial Developments:
Other known commercial developments contemplated in the vicinity DSC New Zealand International Convention Centre (NZICC) (2015)* NDG Auckland Centre (Elliot Street) (2016)* Downtown Shopping Centre Development (2016)* Given the constraints that will need to be accommodated within the CRL programme, tunnelling work and intersection closures between Britomart and Wellesley Street would need to be completed before the interface projects can be built effectively and benefits realised * Proposed construction start date
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Making the Auckland Plan a Reality
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Geotechnical Profile
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Geotech profile - north
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Innovation: Integrated Station Planning
Geotech profile - south
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Time chainage Innovation: Integrated Station Planning
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Horizontal alignment
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