A temporary bus interchange is to pop up in Woden as work kicks off on major infrastructure projects in Woden and the city centre.
Announced by the Minister for Transport, Chris Steel, a new bus timetable is also to come into effect next year as work begins on the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) Woden Campus project and the raising of London circuit and light rail.
“The new timetable will be released ahead of Term One next year and will use our full bus fleet and all available staff as we move away from the current interim timetable that has been in place during the peak of COVID-19,” Mr Steel said.
“These measures are just part of the extensive actions we are taking to enable us to build world-class education and public transport infrastructure and services for our growing city,” he said.
“Located on the existing bus layovers located to the east of the (Woden) Matilda Street carpark, the temporary bus interchange will allow bus operations to continue until construction on the new light rail ready public transport interchange is complete.”
Mr Steel said buses would continue to operate out of the existing Woden bus interchange until the temporary interchange was ready for use.
He said the temporary interchange would improve the safety of commuters during construction of the new CIT Campus in Woden by creating greater separation between the current bus interchange and the construction works.
The Minister said infrastructure at the temporary interchange would include bus shelters and platforms, CCTV monitoring equipment and Public Announcement speakers, parking for Transport Canberra Operations vehicles, and storage for Transport Canberra Operations emergency traffic management equipment.
