Work is progressing on the new CIT Woden campus, with the development application (DA) for the main building now approved.

Cranes are in place onsite, and construction is ramping up on the main structure which is due for completion in 2025.

Woden will soon have a state-of-the-art educational facility, a new light rail ready public transport interchange, and more green spaces for residents, students, commuters, and businesses.

So far, this project has created more than 500 jobs and represents the biggest change to the Woden town centre in more than 50 years.

CIT Woden will have an ongoing and positive impact on the delivery of vocational education and training in the ACT and will support the revitalisation of Woden.

In recent weeks the basement excavation has been completed, the first tower crane has arrived, and storm water works are underway along Callam Street to service the new public transport interchange.

A second tower crane will arrive next month, and the concrete slab will be poured to support the north pod of the building, which will house specialist learning environments for hairdressing and beauty therapy, creative design, media, and music.

The building will incorporate smart, sustainable campus design, and current technology to offer courses that meet the vocational education and training requirements, and industry demands of a rapidly growing ACT workforce.

As part of this project, Canberrans will see:

• specialist learning environments for hairdressing and beauty therapy, creative design, and media and music
• state-of-the-art cyber training and digital learning spaces
• a training restaurant and bar with simulated kitchens
• collaboration and group-work learning spaces
• a multi-purpose hall available for external events, common areas and greenspaces
• incubator hubs and spaces for collaboration with industry and local business.

It is expected 6,500 students will use CIT Woden each year, creating more business, employment and education opportunities for Woden.

Feedback from various community consultations has been incorporated into the design of the building and precinct. This feedback has been incorporated to improve weather protection, connections to nearby active travel routes, safety, precinct activation and build in more green space.

Feedback from the community also highlighted the need to make CIT Woden a safe place through improved passive surveillance, providing pick up and drop off facilities, disability and business access around the campus and transport interchange was important. This will be delivered through a slow speed local access street connecting Bowes and Bradley Street.

The precinct will also include new public spaces and family friendly areas, together with more planting and canopy cover, that will see the heart of the town centre transformed.

For further information on the CIT Woden project visit builtforcbr.act.gov.au

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