Nelson Street Cycleway

[4] In 2005, the motorway off-ramp that made a connection from the CMJ to Auckland's Nelson Street was closed and replaced with an upgraded ramp.

[5] The old Nelson Street off-ramp was difficult to reach for drivers coming from the Auckland Southern Motorway, as they had to weave to the right within the CMJ.

[6] The concept of using the old off-ramp as a cycleway appears to first arise in the Central Motorway Junction Walking and Cycling Masterplan 2012 by the NZTA.

[7] Max Robitzsch, a transport engineer and member of Bike Auckland, is credited with helping turn this idea into reality, inspired by New York's High Line.

When the National government announced a NZ$100 million package for cycling infrastructure in August 2014 during the campaign for the 2014 election, the Nelson Street Cycleway was added to the list of projects in January 2015 by the Minister of Transport, Simon Bridges.

The southbound motorway lanes were closed overnight on seven occasions between 20 August and 10 September 2015 for preparations and to lift the bridge sections into place.

[10] In a video released by the NZ Transport Agency before the opening of stage 1 of the project, the Nelson Street Cycleway was called "New Zealand's most ambitious piece of cycling infrastructure".

Lightpath / Te Ara I Whiti near the northern end, before continuing to the street section the Nelson Street Cycleway.
Nelson Street old off-ramp (highlighted) in 2007.
Night works lifting in the prefabricated final (and biggest) Canada Street span over State Highway 1.