Minister Barr: Budget: Building better roads

The ACT Government is investing more than $111 million into building the roads that Canberrans need, while also maintaining the city’s existing world class road network.

There are road improvements right across the city – from Gungahlin and Belconnen to Weston Creek and Tuggeranong. These upgrades form part of the Government’s commitment to providing more transport options for Canberrans.

Our commitment to invest in our city’s roads also creates jobs in the construction sector and reduces congestion as our city grows.  The government is also attracting economic growth into the capital by increasing our freight capacity with better connections to freight hubs including Canberra Airport.

The 2016-17 ACT Budget invests more than $111 million to improve roads right across Canberra.

• More than $32 million will be invested on better roads for Tuggeranong, Weston Creek and Molonglo, including:
  • $28.9 million to complete the duplication of Cotter Road between the Tuggeranong Parkway and Yarralumla Creek; and
  • $3.5 million to complete the full duplication of Ashley Drive between Ellerston Avenue and Johnson Drive.
• More than $71 million will be invested in better roads for Gungahlin and Belconnen, including:
  • $57 million to complete the duplication of Horse Park Drive between the Federal Highway and
• Mulligans Flat Road;
  • $9.8 million to duplicate Aikman Drive between Ginninderra Drive and Emu Bank – a key piece of infrastructure for Canberra’s next public hospital at the University of Canberra; and
  • $4.5 million to extend Ernest Cavanagh Street from Hinder Street to Manning Clark Crescent.
• $8.4 million will be invested in road safety and maintenance measures, including:
  • $6.9 million for road maintenance and landscape features on the Majura Parkway and Gungahlin Drive; and
  • $1.5 million to provide traffic signals at the intersection of Hindmarsh Drive with Launceston Street and Eggleston Crescent in Woden, as well as safety improvements at the intersection of Hindmarsh Drive and the Tuggeranong Parkway southbound off ramp.
• The 2016-17 ACT Budget also invests more in road infrastructure, including;
  • $6.5 million to undertake bridge strengthening works on freight routes and to assess bridges on the wider road network to allow increased access by heavy vehicles; and
  • $250,000 for a feasibility study on an access road linking the Cotter Road and Dudley Street intersection as part of the Canberra Brickworks Estate precinct development.

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