A less likely option has also been proposed by Mike Lee, Auckland Regional Council chairman, who suggested a tunnel underneath the Auckland CBD to emerge east of the city centre at Stanley Street, thus avoiding the Central Motorway Junction and city centre traffic.
Mike Lee, chairman of the Auckland Regional Council, has also proposed a less conventional solution, which involves building a tunnel under the Auckland CBD to re-emerge on the eastern side of the city centre at Stanley Street, thereby sidestepping the crowded Central Motorway Junction and city centre traffic.