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Working drawings for the redevelopment should be completed by the end of this year and the contract will go to tender as soon as practicable after this. It is envisaged that work will begin early in 2010 and be completed within two years. 

Municipal Chambers

Work will start in the Municipal Chambers and this stage of construction should be finished by September 2010. Bookings are being taken for the Municipal Chambers from then, including one ground floor and two first floor rooms. These rooms are suitable for meetings and small functions.

Dunedin Centre

Because of the amount of construction work within the Dunedin Centre itself no bookings are being taken for this area, including the Glenroy Auditorium and Fullwood Room, from 19 December 2009 until work is completed. This will be in late 2011 or early 2012.

Town Hall

The Town Hall will remain open until late May 2010 and then be closed for around 12 months. It had been hoped to open the Town Hall from time to time during construction for important events, particularly graduation ceremonies, but it is now clear that will not be possible. With the design work near completion, a review of the construction sequence and safety concerns means the Town Hall will need to close completely for this period, reopening in mid-2011.

Some disruption inevitable

Dunedin Centre Manager Svend Tolson says everything possible will be done to minimise the impact of construction on the public, users and tenants. However, it is inevitable that there will be some disruptions because of the size of the project.

Harrop Street will be closed for health and safety reasons during the construction period. The taxi stand will stay in the Octagon, but the taxi waiting area will be moved into Stuart Street outside the Cathedral. In the longer term Harrop Street will be closed to through traffic, but remain open to pedestrians and service vehicles.

The Metro Cinema will remain in its current location, but will have to close for around four months during construction and intermittently at other times.

The men's toilets in Municipal Lane would need to be closed for around four months for construction work and alternative arrangements would be made during that time.

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