Released 06/02/2019
Following funding in the 2018-19 ACT Budget for the design of the duplication of William Slim Drive between Ginninderra Drive and the Barton Highway, Minister for Roads Chris Steel today announced that the draft design is now available for public display.
“The draft design of the duplication has been informed by consultation with key stakeholders including Pedal Power. We are seeking further input now on the draft design before we move on to the next stage,” Minister Steel said.
Funding was provided in the 2018-19 ACT Government Budget to progress the design for the duplication of William Slim Drive between Ginninderra Drive and the Barton Highway.
Key features of the duplication include:
- two lanes in each direction between Ginninderra Drive and the Barton Highway
- 6.4 kilometres of new on-road cycle lanes
- new signalised intersection at Dumas Street/William Slim Drive
- additional bus stops and upgrading of existing ones.
“There are around 20,000 vehicle movements per day on William Slim Drive and with planned housing development in surrounding areas, we expect this is going to increase.
“There will be two drop-in information sessions this month where the project team will be available to answer questions in relation to the draft design. I encourage the community to take a look at the design and head along to one of the sessions,” Minister Steel said.
Date: Wednesday 20 February 2019
Time: 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm
Location: Training Room 1, Gungahlin Library
Date: Friday 22 February 2019
Time: 11 am to 1 pm
Location: Community Room, Belconnen Library
The draft design is available online at www.tccs.act.gov.au and at the Belconnen and Gungahlin library branches.
For more information on the project, visit www.tccs.act.gov.au or call Access Canberra on 13 22 81.
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