Picket fences, plants, and road cones mark the Octagon central carriageway’s closure. The store sits in Stuart St, next to where the full Octagon closure begins. "In this case they closed the Octagon, they shifted the cruise ship buses and they paid for events to happen in the Octagon. He said he was happy with the Octagon closure for the Masters Games, which ran in the city centre from February 1 to February 9. Albar manager Grant Benson said the Octagon closure had worked well for the business.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 14, 2020 15:31 UTC