Light rail will soon be moving on from Alinga Street. Image: ACT Government.
The ACT Government is ringing the digital bell for its light rail plans to extend the line to Woden, with the launch of a new website and virtual engagement room where Canberrans can keep up with developments and have their say on the project.
The information blitz, including a new virtual journey and before and after images, comes as the Government steps up community and business engagement ahead of work starting on Stage 2A through City West to Commonwealth Park.
The Government says the new visualisations will help Canberrans gain a better understanding of how the first section of this project will look and how it will interact with car, bus, cyclist and pedestrian movements in one of the busiest parts of the city.
The new virtual engagement tool will also support face-to-face engagement activities which are underway with businesses and residents in the city precinct.
The Government says this information will form part of various evaluations, environmental assessments and other project documentation being prepared ahead of the submission of planning and works approvals later this year.
The website includes all publicly available information on the project including a media centre with news, an image galley, videos, and fact sheets.
Minister for Transport and City Services Chris Steel said the Government would be consulting the community on a wide range of topics as the project takes shape.
These include environmental, community and heritage impacts, detailed design elements such as stops and intersections, and the community’s priorities for creating vibrant new places and spaces along the route.
“The new website and virtual engagement room will make it easy and convenient for people to follow the latest project developments and have a say in shaping this key stage of Canberra’s future light rail network,” he said.
“Light rail to Woden is Canberra’s biggest infrastructure build creating more than 6000 jobs and helping to shape our city’s transport future. So we want to involve Canberrans in an ongoing conversation about how we deliver it.”
In addition to participating in consultation on the delivery of light rail to Woden, Canberrans can also visit the site to find out more about all aspects of the project and its delivery milestones.
Several light rail information sessions will be held in the city from mid-July. Dates and details will be available in mid-June on the light rail website.
The first stage of light rail to Woden – City to Commonwealth Park is jointly funded by the ACT and Australian Governments.
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