Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services
Part of the road, between Sulwood Drive and Drakeford Drive in Tuggeranong, will be duplicated.
Work to duplicate part of Athllon Drive in Tuggeranong is set to start in the coming months.
The ACT Government will invest in the project through the 2024–25 ACT Budget, as part of a 50:50 funding agreement with the Australian Government.
The project will see the duplication of 2.4 kilometres of Athllon Drive between Sulwood Drive and Drakeford Drive in Tuggeranong.
The work to begin in the coming months will include:
- relocating overhead electricity cables
- water and sewer works
- new walking and cycling path connections
- path widening
- new lighting.
The first work on the northern section of the duplication will also commence in the coming year.
This will include the construction of a widened intersection at Shea Street in Phillip to support access to the future Woden Bus Depot.
About Athllon Drive
Athllon Drive extends south from Woden, through Mawson and Wanniassa to Tuggeranong.
Two rapid bus routes, cyclists and nearly 2,000 vehicles currently use this road every hour during peak periods.
The duplication project will improve safety for motorists, walkers and cyclists, and result in a smoother, safer and faster journey between Tuggeranong and Woden.
Budget invests in roads across Canberra
This year’s Budget will maintain and upgrade the ACT’s road network over the coming years.
This will include investment to start planning on new and upgraded roads, through a 50:50 partnership with the Australian Government, following commitments in the recent Federal Budget.
Included in this is the future Molonglo Parkway-Drive Connector. The road will provide access between the future Molonglo Town Centre and the Tuggeranong Parkway.
Design will also commence on future road improvements in Gungahlin. This includes possible road widening and intersection upgrades, following the finalisation of the Gungahlin Transport Plan later this year.
The Budget commits additional funding to complete the Beltana Road upgrade in Pialligo and the Gundaroo Drive duplication in Belconnen in the coming financial year.
In addition to these new road projects, this Budget continues to invest in road maintenance. This includes:
- creating four new full-time positions in the City Services in-house line-marking crew, to renew faded road and path line-marking
- carrying out critical bridge upgrades and improvements to traffic signals
- renewal of Canberra’s green road signs, the Diddams Close boat ramp in Belconnen and the Parkes Way tunnel through Acton.
Road pavement maintenance and rehabilitation will also remain a focus, thanks to investment from the Australian Government through the Roads to Recovery program.
Funding to improve active travel
Budget funding will be used to establish a new path replacement crew.
This includes an additional 10 full-time positions plus new equipment to replace old or hazardous sections of concrete paths.
This insourced crew will be able to respond to cracked, broken and lifted paths more quickly.
They will also be able to make small-scale age-friendly improvements, such as building new ramps, kerbs and missing sections of paths.
Over the next year, budget funding will be used to construct missing path links and connections across the city.
This is in response to community feedback on gaps in the path network.
New lighting will be installed to improve visibility and safety, prioritising areas identified by women and vulnerable users as requiring improvement.
Funds will be invested in major works to renew the Emu Bank foreshore as part of the next stage of the Lake Ginninderra path upgrade.
These works will include:
- completely reconstructing the ageing lake retaining wall
- replacing the pavers which present ongoing trip hazards
- widening the path along the foreshore to create a safer, more pleasant environment.
New funding will also be provided to undertake planning and design on segments of the future walking and cycling network identified in the Active Travel Plan, released earlier this year.
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