Page 4636 - Week 13 - Wednesday, 27 November 2019
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MADAM SPEAKER: You are now warned, Mr Coe.
MR STEEL: to make sure that we are building for the future, to accommodate light rail and more buses. We are getting on with the work of bringing light rail stage 2 down to Woden, to provide better transport options for those on the south side, and stops for people who are living along Adelaide Avenue and Yarra Glen, who cannot currently catch a rapid bus. (Time expired.)
MS CODY: Minister, what steps is the government taking to keep Canberrans moving in Tuggeranong?
MR STEEL: I thank Ms Cody for her question and her interest in our investments and our plans for the south side.
The government is committed to making the Monaro Highway safer in particular, cutting travel times and improving capacity on this important freight corridor for our city and our region. The ACT government is bringing forward funding, with the commonwealth government, to start work earlier on the project—from as early as 2020-21—on the largest road project in the territory. The upgrades will keep Canberrans moving by removing at-grade intersections, particularly along the Monaro between Isabella Drive and Hindmarsh Drive. A focus will be on the Lanyon intersection and also the intersections around Hume to improve safety and cut travel time. Our government is committed to improving the Monaro Highway because we know from the recent AAMI report that it is one of the territory’s most dangerous roads. These safety improvements will go a long way.
We are also committed to duplicating Athllon Drive, with design well underway to make commutes safer and faster for residents from Tuggeranong to Woden and through to the city. The project will see the duplication of a 2.4 kilometre stretch of road between Sulwood Drive and Drakeford Drive between Wanniassa and Kambah. We are also improving a stretch between Shea Street and Melrose Drive in Phillip.
As part of the works in Kambah and Wanniassa, I have asked the department to look, through the design process, at how we can add extra stops to provide better access to public transport for residents, particularly those living in the northern end of Wanniassa and Kambah. Our government is outlining our positive plans for the south side—
Opposition members interjecting—
MR STEEL: The lot over there are more focused on themselves than they are on anyone who lives in Tuggeranong, Woden, Weston Creek and Molonglo.
Mr Parton: Them’s fightin’ words!
MADAM SPEAKER: Mr Parton, we do not need your sense of humour.
Members interjecting—
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