Auckland's CBD Into the future
Auckland's CBD Into the future
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Auckland's CBD Into the future
Queen Street upgrade
Project summary |
Mobility parking |
Consultation |
Budget and funding |
Trees | |
Artworks |
Urban design |
Heritage |
Auckland's CBD Into the future strategy |
CBD retail strategy |
Facts |
History of Queen Street |
Reducing the speed limit
Facts
- Queen Street is 1.8km long.
- The first wooden buildings were erected along the western side of Queen
Street in 1841.
- Around 300,000 people walk along Queen Street at any given week.
- Approximately 40,000 basalt pavers and 4,500 kerbstones will be laid
during the upgrade.
- Each basalt kerbstone weighs 48.6kg.
- Dominion Constructors will have two site teams working on the upgrade -
one working on stage 1 and moving onto stage 3 and the other for stage 2 and
4.
- There will be between 30 and 60 contractors working on the upgrade at
any one time.
