AC CBD road closures

[Fogg 427]

Sent to CBD offices (map + weasely words)

Auckland Transport City Centre informer No.2 4 December 2020 with map.pdf

[ynot 60]

Cool... I was worried they where shutting down Westhaven.... I want to run away Friday morning. 

Ta 

[El Toro 115]

Orakei have infomed boats there that Tamaki Drive will be closed as well during racing.... unbelievable, wtf you going to see from there?

[Romany 163]

To be fair Tamaki Dr turns into a rolling prison of sorts most weekends and public holidays anyway 

[El Toro 115]

This is week days as well...

[Fish 0]

Surely these road closures are dependent on what course is being used? I'd assume the closures around the viaduct are planned if there is a big victory celebration. I can't see why they'd cause all that disruption while the round robin racing is going on down the back paddock?

I found and read the AT rules and notices to mariners yesterday. Says things like wear a life jacket, take two forms of comms, you can use you paddle board or windsurfer, but don't take it out into the harbour.

The actual notice's to mariners are very vague. They use terms like 'may', transit lanes 'are being established', but the rules for the transit lanes aren't in the NtM's, they are on a different page on AT's website... Also, the maps for the transit lanes show little anchor symbols along the edges, which I think means we can stop and anchor in the transit lanes?

https://at.govt.nz/boating-marine/americas-cup-information-for-skippers/

and

https://at.govt.nz/boating-marine/local-notices-to-mariners/#lntm54-20

[alibaba 84]

Whoever is responsible for the organisation is a fail in my book. Many boaties do not read NTM anyway. I belong to 2 yacht clubs and coastguard, and there has been no notification of how to use the transit lanes, speeds, directions etc, and whether they are operating at which times of day.

Devonport roads have also been shut down for all parking, even in Devonport village itself. So- you'd better be fit if you want to get to NOrth Head to watch- that's IF they are using that course anyway.

I guess if you put the harbourmaster's dept under the control of AT, that's what you get.

[erice 732]

anyone when and where they will announce which course each race will on?

 

[Fish 0]

19 minutes ago, alibaba said:

Devonport roads have also been shut down for all parking, even in Devonport village itself. So- you'd better be fit if you want to get to NOrth Head to watch- that's IF they are using that course anyway.

So in the middle of the Christmas shopping period, they are shutting down Devonport village? Retailers must be choking.

[erice 732]

have heard course C tomorrow

which is the one under north head

[erice 732]

finally have found something "officialish" about race course selection

The racecourse will be selected on race days by 10:00am. 

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/americas-cup-2021-the-best-spots-in-auckland-to-watch-world-series-and-christmas-cup-races/7GYYLA3HICT7YXJXJQ6YWSSWSE/

will be interesting to see if that matches the unofficial info picked up yesterday

[waikiore 499]

Pedalled down Thursday and Friday for the best view in Auckland at North Head, and could see what the commentators missed so very happy apart from the aggressive parking wardens telling me where to park my bike, which resulted instead of me staying on the seal, being forced to  walk up and down the slopes -so much for protecting the Maunga !

The Maori concessions particularly the ice cream van were doing a roaring trade - but none of us regulars knew they were going to be there so were not holding the folding, and those further down the hill were unaware of them too. Anyway the council has painted nice geometric patterns on the access road even over the pot holes (not fixed)