The Australian and ACT Governments are working together to build the walking and cycling infrastructure our growing capital needs, with work starting on Canberra's Garden City Cycleway.
The new active transport route will better connect the suburbs of the inner north with the City, reducing traffic congestion and shaping a liveable, sustainable city.
Positioned east of Northbourne Avenue, it will run through Watson, Downer, Hackett, Dickson, Ainslie and Braddon before joining Canberra's main cycling network on Bunda and Allara streets.
It will mirror the highly used Sullivans Creek path on the western side of Northbourne Avenue.
The first stage of works will deliver the new cycleway from Cooyong Street in Braddon through to Angas Street in Ainslie.
The first construction package for these works will be along Torrens Street and will deliver a four-metre-wide concrete walking and cycling path in the eastern verge of Torrens Street from Cooyong Street to Henty Street, as well as a three-metre-wide path continuing from Henty Street to Ijong Street in Braddon.
The existing concrete path will be removed and replaced, and six new raised concrete zebra crossings will be constructed along the route for safe passage.
The $10 million project is jointly funded by the Australian and ACT Governments, with each committing $5 million. It is part of a wider initiative from the two Labor Governments to build active, sustainable and well-connected cities.
Procurement is underway for the next two construction packages, which will include works along Torrens Street, Ijong Street and Angas Street, including new traffic lights at the Limestone Avenue / Ijong Street intersection.
Construction of the first Torrens Street package is expected to take around seven months to complete and be open for use in early 2025.
