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locations. Numerous projects of moderate size are planned, and the estimated value of that sort of work is around $3.4m.
We will be upgrading the ACTION terminus facilities and providing new bus stops and shelters on new and current routes. All told, the value of that work comes to about $1.6m. We will be providing improvements to urban infrastructure such as stormwater drainage, refuse disposal, pedestrian areas in shopping centres, traffic management and safety works, access improvements and cycle-ways. All told, it is estimated that we will be spending something like $6.4m on those sorts of works.
One of the things we are very proud of is the Tuggeranong Community Centre at the Tuggeranong town centre. It will be funded from community development funds and is to commence this financial year. The estimated value of that community centre, long awaited, is $4.6m.
Mr Deputy Speaker, the budget also includes funds for design to commence on some major projects scheduled to start construction next financial year. These projects include: arterial roads and major infrastructure works in Gungahlin, including trunk water mains, sewer mains and stormwater control facilities valued at $18.7m; arterial and access roads in Tuggeranong to the value of $8.54m; the Bruce TAFE electrical studies building valued at $8.96m; convalescent care facilities valued at $3.5m; the north Canberra juvenile justice and committal facility valued at $1.2m; the City bus interchange modifications valued at $1m; inner city arterial roads, Morshead Drive, valued at $6m; and primary and preschools in Tuggeranong valued at $11m.
I have a map here, Mr Deputy Speaker, which shows the location of the major projects that we are going to be entering into as part of our capital works program this year.
Mr Jensen: There are lots of them.
MR DUBY: There are many. I table that map so that it will be available for those who would like to see it. One of the projects included in our major capital works which I did not mention - about which the Labor Party likes to criticise us - is our commitment to the provision of pool services here at the heart of Civic. It means total works to the value of $2.1m, including redevelopment of engineering works costing $1.35m at the Civic pool, with the provision of an air supported structure to make it a 365-day-a-year facility. It is very interesting to note that the Labor Party is opposed to that. It does not think that the Civic pool is worth mention. The Labor Party does not say that it would like to provide those services to the 40,000-odd people who work and play here in the heart of town.
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