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Auckland City Rail Link on track with pact

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Auckland, June 30, 2017

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff, Deputy Mayor Cashmore and Steven Joyce and Simon Bridges, respectively Finance and Transport Ministers formalised the partnership between the Government and Auckland Council today.

The Agreement will deliver the 3.45 kilometre City Rail Link – New Zealand’s largest infrastructure project.

When complete, the $3.4 billion City Rail Link (CRL) will create two new underground stations (Aotea and Karangahape) and double both number of trains on the Auckland network and the capacity of people on trains.

Futuristic and extensive

The following statement was issued by Mr Goff.

This is an important project for Auckland. It will double the capacity of our rail network and ease congestion enabling 30,000 people an hour to move during peak travel times.

This is not just a transport project; it is an economic development project that will build an artery to feed thousands of employees into New Zealand’s highest value employment precinct.

Over the next 30 years, approximately 60% of New Zealand’s population growth is expected to occur in Auckland with city centre and city fringe resident numbers doubling to 140,000, with employee numbers there doubling to more than 200,000.

Catering to growth

The CRL will help Auckland deal with the challenge of unprecedented population growth and keep our city moving, but it is only one part of the transport jigsaw. We still need government to work with Auckland Council to address the infrastructure funding gap and accelerate projects agreed in Auckland Transport Alignment Project (ATAP).

The CRL is also good news for Aucklanders looking for employment and training.

The construction of the CRL will not only help ease pressure on our roads but will provide training opportunities, apprenticeships and jobs for thousands of Kiwi construction workers over the coming years.

The boom in construction in the city has created a critical skills shortage in a number of areas and the City Rail Link will provide opportunities for people to find jobs, get trained and develop career pathways.

High Human Capital

Up to 1600 people will be needed to build Auckland’s City Rail Link during the project’s peak period of operation with at least 600 general construction workers during peak construction, as well as workers with more specialised skills. There will be opportunities for new entrants to the workforce and for more experienced staff.

About City Rail Link Limited (CRLL)

CRLL is a crown entity, listed under Schedule 4A of the Public Finance Act, owned by the Crown and Auckland Council. The company has full governance, operational and financial responsibility for the CRL, with clear delivery targets and performance expectations.

It is governed by a board chairman and directors. Procurement responsibilities were transferred from Auckland Transport to CRLL.

The Crown and Auckland Council expect that the management, delivery and completion of the CRL will be an exemplar model for the efficient and effective provision of public infrastructure through central and local government collaboration.

KiwiRail, the state-owned enterprise responsible for all rail operations, has a formal role in ensuring the CRL’s interoperability with the wider rail network and the services, such as freight, that it provides.

Auckland Transport and KiwiRail are engaged by CRLL to provide technical and operational support services.

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