Wellington's Mt Victoria tunnel upgrade completeFAIRFAX NZ Wellington's Mt Victoria Tunnel before the big upgrade. SUPPLIED Mt Victoria Tunnel's sweeping upgrades - including this fetching Mt Victoria Robin's Egg Blue paint job - are now complete. Motorists will be able to listen to FM radio now that a sweeping upgrade of Wellington's 85-year-old Mt Victoria Tunnel is finished. READ MORE:* Wellington tunnel to be painted 'Mt Victoria robin's egg blue'​* Wellington's Mt Vic 'tooting tunnel' a tribute to murdered teen* Mt Victoria tunnel pooper reveals reason, supervisor refused to clean upWalker said that, to enable many of the new safety features, a huge amount of electronic communication, mechanical and electrical engineering was done. The tunnel has been repainted inside and out with a colour scheme called Mt Victoria Robin's Egg Blue inside the portals and along the walkway, soft white on the lower walls and new carriageway wall panels, and black on the ceiling.

Source: Stuff June 24, 2016 09:45 UTC