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Photo: CK SengBelconnen-to-City bikeway extension opens to commuters
A 2.4 km separated cycleway now links Macarthur Avenue with the Sullivans Creek path, cutting the morning ride into the city to under fifteen minutes.
Photo: The BhullarLight rail stage 2B tender shortlist narrows to three
Major Projects Canberra has confirmed three consortia will progress to the next stage of the Commonwealth Avenue light rail tender, with a contract award expected mid-next year.
Photo: Helmy SetiabudiWoden bus network redesign: the draft routes, decoded
Transport Canberra has released a draft Woden network for consultation. Here is what changes for Curtin, Lyons and Garran.
Photo: Robert SoLake Tuggeranong reopens after algae alert lifted
Recreational swimming and paddling are back on after three weeks of testing.
Photo: Annie HatuanhMolonglo River bridge opens, knocking ten minutes off the Whitlam commute
The new four-lane crossing between Whitlam and the Tuggeranong Parkway is open, completing the missing link in the Molonglo Valley road network.
Stage 2A opens: what Civic commuters noticed in the first week
Travel times from Alinga Street to Commonwealth Park are landing close to the projections. The platforms, less so.
Photo: Warren GriffithsCanberra Hospital opens new emergency wing after two-year build
The 32-bed expansion at the Garran campus is now treating patients, adding capacity that hospital staff have been requesting since the pandemic.
Civic Pool reopens after eight-month refit
New tiles, new filtration, same 1950s diving tower. Entry stays at $7.50.
Photo: Mark ThomasCold snap drives ACT electricity demand to winter record
A run of minus-six mornings pushed Wednesday evening demand to a winter peak of 720 MW, narrowly beating the 2019 record.
Photo: Break MediaSite for second Molonglo high school confirmed
The Education directorate has confirmed a Whitlam parcel for the next Molonglo high school, with construction tendered for 2027 opening.
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