In Brief:

• The ACT Government is rolling out infrastructure upgrades across Canberra suburbs.
• This story outlines some of the projects that are currently underway.

The ACT Government is continuing to roll out suburban infrastructure upgrades across Canberra.

The suburban infrastructure program improves infrastructure across the city including at:

• local shops
• playgrounds
• other community facilities including dog parks.

Here are some of the projects that are currently underway:

Central Canberra

The section of the Garden City Cycleway from Cooyong Street in Braddon to Limestone Avenue is set to open in mid-February.

The section between Wakefield Avenue and Angas Street in Ainslie is expected to open in late February.

Once completed, the cycleway will make walking, cycling and scooting around the centre of Canberra easier. It will provide a safe cycle route connecting the city with:

• Watson
• Downer
• Hackett
• Dickson
• Ainslie
• Braddon.

Work started on the cycleway last year and as sections of the path are completed, they will be progressively opened to the community.

Work to improve the public spaces around Narrabundah shops are nearly finished. This will make the area safer and more accessible. A refresh of the public spaces surrounding the shops includes:

• new murals
• outdoor seating areas
• landscaping.

Nearby in Watson, work is on track to open the new inner north destination-style playground in mid-2025. The toilet block, shade structure and some play equipment have already been installed. The space will give Canberrans of all ages another place to meet and play.

Tuggeranong

Local shops in Tuggeranong are getting a facelift. Lanyon Marketplace improvements are well underway and are expected to be finished in April 2025. This follows the addition of a roundabout at the Norman Lindsay Street/Tharwa Drive intersection. This has made access to the shops safer.

Upgrades at Calwell Shopping Centre are expected to be finished in the next month. These upgrades will make the space more accessible and improve the look and feel of the area. The work includes:

• path improvements
• new seating
• additional landscaping
• more lighting
• playground upgrades with new nature play and accessible play elements.

Fur-parents and their fur-babies haven’t missed out. The new Lanyon dog park, on the corner of Woodcock Drive and Jim Pike Avenue, is taking shape. The ACT Government expects the dog park to open in winter 2025.

Belconnen

The alignment and design of the new path at Palmerville Heritage Park will be finalised in March 2025. The design will soon be shared with the community.

Public space upgrades are underway at the Evatt local shops on the corner of Clancy Street and Heydon Crescent. This includes:

• a playground
• a small amphitheatre
• a unisex accessible toilet
• accessible parking bays
• safer crossings and paths for pedestrians.

Woden/Weston Creek/Molonglo

New toilets are being built in Mawson and Coombs. The Mawson shops toilet upgrade has begun with demolition of the old toilets. Once complete there will be a new female, male and unisex accessible toilet.

Work will start soon  on the new toilet at Ruth Park Playground in Coombs. The toilets are expected to open in mid-2025 and will feature artwork on the building’s exterior.

Gungahlin

Parking improvements are underway near the commercial precinct at Yerrabi Pond. New picnic settings, furniture and paving refurbishments are now complete on Strayleaf Crescent.

At the Yerrabi Pond District Park on Wunderlich Street, upgrades of the existing picnic facilities on the playground side are underway. This includes:

• a refurbished shelter
• new BBQ facilities.

At Bizant Street, a new path has been built, leading to the playground. New picnic tables have been added and new shelters and a toilet will be installed soon.

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