Trams are expected to run on Auckland's waterfront by August in an $8m project which saw the first modest section of tracks laid this week.

Auckland Transport is being asked to consider running bus lanes down the middle of Dominion Rd while reviewing an $84 million upgrade project.

Brothel owners have blocked access to the site of the demolished Palace Hotel in central Auckland and have filed a trespass notice against Auckland City Council.

Four car parking spaces have been removed from the scene of a fatal crash involving a cyclist in Auckland earlier this week.