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Victoria Park Tunnel

Updated: 22 January 2012

The $340 million Victoria Park Tunnel (VPT) in central Auckland will address the last major bottleneck on the central motorway network between the Auckland Harbour Bridge and Newmarket. It involves the construction of a 450m cut and cover tunnel adjacent to the existing viaduct in Victoria Park and motorway widening through St Marys Bay. We are confident that these improvements will benefit the entire Auckland region economically, socially and environmentally for years to come.

Inside the tunnel. Traffic has begun using the Victoria Park Tunnel, Auckland’s first urban road tunnel. Flyer over lanes.

The VPT iPad competition has now closed. The winner will be drawn on Monday 30 January and will be notified by telephone before being announced here.  Good luck and thank you to everyone who has entered.

Newsflash

  • The Victoria Park flyover is in a new permanent layout. Please be alert to the changes:  check our video animation before you drive so that you know which lane you need to be in for your destination. On your drive, be guided by the big green signs. And get into the right lane early - preferable on your approach to the harbour bridge.
  • Two of the tunnel's three lanes are open to northbound traffic. When using the tunnel please:
    • Stay within the temporary 70 kph speed limit
    • Stay a safe distance from the vehicle in front
    • Avoid changing lanes
    • Keep moving
  • Work is now focused towards:
    • Opening all northbound capacity improvements, including the third lane in the tunnel, in early March
    • Putting the final high quality asphalt layer on the motorway through St Marys Bay
    • Completing refurbishment of the Rob Roy Hotel, the first floor for professional offices and the ground floor for a hospitality business
    • Completing and opening the Jacobs Ladder footbridge, including the full length of the St Marys Bay walkway
    • Completing and opening the plaza in front of the Rob Roy Hotel
  • The Wellington Street motorway on ramp will remain closed for safety reasons while there are only two lanes operating in the tunnel.

We still need to work at night and sometimes at weekends so that critical work can be completed when traffic flows are lightest. For information about upcoming work and road closures that could affect you, go to construction updates.