The Victoria Park Viaduct is a major motorway viaduct carrying the Auckland Northern Motorway (State Highway 1) over the Victoria Park area in the Auckland city centre, New Zealand. Construction began in 1959, and the bridge was opened on 5 April 1962.[citation needed] Due to the high traffic volumes passing through on their way to and from North Shore City, and because the viaduct is only four lanes wide in total (while adjacent motorway stretches are at least six lanes), the bridge over the park is considered "one of the country's worst traffic bottlenecks",[1] with around 200,000 vehicles a day.[2]
The Viaduct seen from Victoria Park.The viaduct during the interpeak time.
After improvements to the Central Motorway Junction directly to the south in the early 2000s, Transit New Zealand, the highways authority, initially proposed a widening of the viaduct, which met with opposition from locals as well as from the Auckland City Council and the Auckland Regional Council, because it would further burden the Victoria Park area with more traffic and a larger overpass structure. In 2004, the authority agreed that instead of a second viaduct, the 'Vic Park Tunnel' should be built, carrying northbound traffic only west of the existing structure, freeing it for southbound traffic.[1]
victoria, park, viaduct, major, motorway, viaduct, carrying, auckland, northern, motorway, state, highway, over, victoria, park, area, auckland, city, centre, zealand, construction, began, 1959, bridge, opened, april, 1962, citation, needed, high, traffic, vol. The Victoria Park Viaduct is a major motorway viaduct carrying the Auckland Northern Motorway State Highway 1 over the Victoria Park area in the Auckland city centre New Zealand Construction began in 1959 and the bridge was opened on 5 April 1962 citation needed Due to the high traffic volumes passing through on their way to and from North Shore City and because the viaduct is only four lanes wide in total while adjacent motorway stretches are at least six lanes the bridge over the park is considered one of the country s worst traffic bottlenecks 1 with around 200 000 vehicles a day 2 The Viaduct seen from Victoria Park The viaduct during the interpeak time Map Main article Victoria Park Tunnel After improvements to the Central Motorway Junction directly to the south in the early 2000s Transit New Zealand the highways authority initially proposed a widening of the viaduct which met with opposition from locals as well as from the Auckland City Council and the Auckland Regional Council because it would further burden the Victoria Park area with more traffic and a larger overpass structure In 2004 the authority agreed that instead of a second viaduct the Vic Park Tunnel should be built carrying northbound traffic only west of the existing structure freeing it for southbound traffic 1 See also EditAuckland Harbour Bridge Central Motorway Junction Newmarket Viaduct Victoria Park Auckland Western ReclamationReferences Edit a b Dearnaley Mathew 6 December 2004 Auckland to get 200m road tunnel The New Zealand Herald Retrieved 26 November 2011 Historic Birdcage to migrate 40m uphill for two years The New Zealand Herald 13 February 2010 Retrieved 15 February 2010 36 50 49 S 174 45 11 E 36 846839 S 174 753136 E 36 846839 174 753136 nbsp nbsp This article about a bridge in New Zealand is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This New Zealand road or road transport related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Victoria Park Viaduct amp oldid 1180462624, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
