Shoppers on the hectic final weekend before Christmas will have to navigate a series of major road closures in downtown Auckland to clear the way for a projected 200,000 America's Cup spectators. The Herald on Sunday has obtained the traffic management plan for the five days around the America's Cup Christmas regatta held from December 15 to 20, revealing major road closures. Auckland's Wynyard Quarter area is already starting to buzz ahead of the America's Cup Christmas Regatta, businesses say. "It'll be great to see people flocking to the CBD, but widespread road closures over that period would be sure to cause a lot of disruption," Irvine said. Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli team launches its second AC 75 Luna Rossa in Auckland for the 36th America's Cup at the Viaduct Harbour.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 21, 2020 16:49 UTC