In the past, connectedness in the city has been some what of a fail. Our once continuous harbour side was chopped up and built to provide ship access during the America's Cup rage. Sometime during this re-development, we lost site of our most important asset - People.
Now, this asset has once again been realised, and with the formation of "Waterfront Auckland", the city has once again become more connected.
The development I speak of is the new Wynyard Crossing in Auckland Viaduct.
The crossing (shown above) now allows pedestrian and cycle access from Wynyard Quarter to the heart of the Viaduct Basin. This is such a big advantage as now there are direct routes from both those areas to the main city street. With the future redevelopment of the Auckland Waterfront this connection will be a huge part of its success. Auckland wants to market themselves to tourists, then making its most important feature accessible, straight forward, and eye catching will be a huge attraction to future tourists.
Key Facts
• Bridge length 100m
• Bridge width 5m
• Bridge weight
• Bridge construction cost $2.8m
• Bridge time to build 6 months
• Bridge materials mainly structural steel
• 24 hour Bridge Operation: Time to open 1.5 minutes and 1 minute to shut
I will add further real life photos of this and other developments as they occur. Currently this bridge is still under construction but the deadline is very soon.
To read more information on this bridge follow this link: http://www.waterfrontauckland.co.nz/News/Waterfront-News/Our-Bridge-Is-Up.aspx
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