On the morning of Monday 26th March, a significant milestone was achieved in the Victoria Park Tunnel Project. The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) officially opened all new northbound motorway lanes to traffic. This included the third lane in the new tunnel and a peak lane from Fanshawe Street to the Auckland Harbour Bridge for vehicles leaving central Auckland during the afternoon traffic peak.

This was the first time the Moveable Lane Barrier system (similar to the one in operation on the Harbour Bridge) was used on the Northbound Motorway between Fanshawe Street and the Harbour Bridge.

Resolve Group was influential in preparing the Barrier Machine to manoeuvre its way through St Mary’s Bay, and also in helping Auckland Motorways with the familiarisation and training of their staff. We were also advisors to the Victoria Park Alliance, assisting with some of the design and construction challenges.

The opening was a great success, the third lane in the tunnel has been well received by the public, and the new PM Peak is showing much greater utilisation as motorway users get accustomed to it. Resolve Group has been proud to assist NZTA in facilitating the final stage of this project.

After nearly four years, the Auckland Motorway Alliance (AMA) is near the end of its first Target Out-turn Cost period (TOC1). During this time various Resolve Group staff have held full- or part-time roles within the AMA, or been engaged by the AMA for special projects. They have helped make many significant improvements to the levels of service the AMA provides to the people of Auckland, delivering significant cost savings in the process.

This period has been especially challenging as several major capital projects on the existing motorway have been separately constructed, and/or handed over, by the NZTA Capital projects teams. These include the Victoria Park and Johnson Hill tunnels, projects which have significantly increased the asset base the AMA must manage, operate and maintain. This means an increased range of skills is necessary to ensure Auckland’s motorway users continue to receive value for money from their motorway network.

Resolve Group is pleased to have contributed to AMA’s achievements over TOC1, and looks forward to its continuing involvement with this high performing and innovative Alliance.

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