Page 2820 - Week 08 - Tuesday, 13 August 2019
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more areas. With significant community consultation, we now have 10 rapid routes, including light rail, which connect people from across the ACT to town centres, essential services and employment.
This is especially great in Gungahlin. There is now easier access to the rapid 8 bus route, as well as better coverage for Moncrieff, Casey and Gungahlin as a whole, which will enable residents to easily access Gungahlin town centre, light rail and the rest of Canberra. This is yet another example of how this Labor government is both upgrading and innovating to allow Canberra to keep pace with other world-class cities, and continue to deliver for our growing suburban population.
Cars are still a huge part of our transport system, so our government is continuing to invest in upgrading roads across our city. A number of major roads, including the Monaro Highway and Athllon Drive, will be upgraded. The duplication of Gundaroo Drive is currently underway, and I look forward to its completion, as do most people in Gungahlin. Gundaroo Drive connects Gungahlin to Belconnen, east to west across Gungahlin, and it is an integral part of the transport and road network for Gungahlin residents. This vital upgrade, which will include on-road cycle lanes to improve bicycle accessibility, has received further funding in the current budget and is yet another example of how this government is delivering infrastructure for the growing community of Canberra.
As Canberra continues to grow, residents are seeing constantly increasing traffic on our roads. In order to keep pace with this, the government took to the last election a commitment to deliver an additional $6 million for road resealing. We will exceed that commitment and are adopting a preventive resealing method, ensuring that at least five per cent of the territory’s road network is resealed every year.
Road improvements, including pavement rehabilitation on Northbourne Avenue, are also a major priority of this government. In addition we have been investing in adding signals at several intersections through the ACT to improve safety. If you drive home via Belconnen in some form or other, you will notice two new signalised intersections at Southern Cross Drive and Belconnen Way. All of these upgrades will increase safety, regulate traffic flow and improve the livability and accessibility of Canberra to all of its residents.
Across a number of different forms of transport, this government is delivering innovation, accessibility and upgrades throughout Canberra. Light rail is a huge step forward in delivering the integrated and livable city that Walter Burley Griffin envisaged when he planned this city. We are supporting this innovation with upgrades to roads, buses and the bus network to ensure that everyone living in Canberra has access to efficient and reliable public transport.
Most importantly, this government is committed to delivering light rail stage 2 to Woden, and we are committed to ensuring that Canberra remains a livable, interconnected and diverse city.
MS ORR (Yerrabi) (5.28): I am proud to be part of a government that is committed to delivering high-quality services through investing in public transport, infrastructure
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