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1. What was proposedEd CocksLiberal · Opposition
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   That this Assembly: (1) notes that: (a) the Molonglo Valley is the ACT’s fastest-growing region, with its population projected to increase from approximately 15,000 residents today to more than 70,000 by 2050; (b) Federal Government infrastructure modelling in 2019 predicted significant traffic congestion in the Molonglo Valley, a forecast that has now materialised as a daily reality for residents; (c) the 2010 ACT Government Infrastructure Plan identified the need for a new bridge over the Molonglo River at John Gorton Drive and an East-West Arterial road to support Molonglo Valley residents; (d) federal funding for the Molonglo River Bridge was announced in 2020 by then ACT Senator Zed Seselja, with ACT Government funding allocated in the 2022-2023 budget with a promised completion date of December 2025; (e) planning for future Molonglo Valley suburbs of Bandler and Sulman cannot progress prior to the design of the Bindubi Street Extension being finalised; and (f) the 2024-2025 budget committed to progressing the Molonglo Parkway Connector, however, no funding has been allocated for its construction and included no funding for the design work of the Bindubi Street Extension; (2) further notes that: (a) the Cotter Road and John Gorton Drive serve as the Molonglo Valley’s only arterial road connections to the rest of the ACT, currently carrying 35,000 vehicles per day and experiencing severe congestion; (b) traffic congestion on these roads is now affecting surrounding areas, leading to delays on key routes such as Streeton Drive and William Hovell Drive; and (c) increased congestion is diverting traffic through school zones and residential streets, raising safety concerns for children and other community members; (3) acknowledges that: (a) dividing the Molonglo Parkway Connector into multiple stages risks creating Canberra’s largest cul-de-sac, failing to provide meaningful congestion relief; and (b) without the necessary road infrastructure, Molonglo Valley residents will continue to experience worsening congestion, longer commutes, and increased safety risks; and (4) calls on the ACT Government to: (a) provide an update on the timeline and cost of the Molonglo River Bridge construction; (b) develop a costed plan and timeline for the delivery of the full East-West Arterial Road with connections to the Tuggeranong Parkway; (c) develop a costed plan and timeframe for the delivery of the Bindubi Street Extension; (d) develop a comprehensive roads and traffic infrastructure plan to address congestion in and around the Molonglo Valley, including: (i) consideration of expanding the Cotter Road to improve traffic flow; (ii) strategies to manage congestion while major road projects are underway; and (iii) identification of short, medium and long-term infrastructure solutions to alleviate traffic congestion in the region; and (e) table the East-West Arterial Road plan, Bindubi Street Extension plan and the roads and traffic infrastructure plan by the end of the first sitting day in September. Debate ensued.

2. Proposed changeThomas EmersonIndependent · Crossbench6 March 2025

   Added public transport and active travel alongside the road network. Our summary, review in progress

   The exact wording of this change

   together: 1. In paragraph (3)(b), after “without the necessary road”, insert “, public transport and active travel”. 2. In paragraph (4)(d)(iii), after “in the region”, add “, including through public and active transport infrastructure improvements”. Debate continued.

   Agreed on the voices. No individual votes were recorded. Its wording is in the final text.

3. Proposed changeAndrew BraddockGreens · Crossbench6 March 2025

   Grouped by key words as: rewrote the proposal.

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   together: 1. Insert new paragraph after paragraph (1)(d): “(e) the Molonglo Valley District Strategy identifies several major transport projects for the district, including the Bindubi Street Extension, the Molonglo Parkway Connector/East-West Arterial Road, future rapid public transport connections to Belconnen, Woden and the City Centre, and three new active travel bridges across the Molonglo River;”. 2. In paragraph (1)(f), after “Bindubi Street Extension”, add “the latter of which will serve as a critical public transport corridor connecting the Molonglo Valley to Belconnen; and”. 3. In paragraph (2)(b), after “William Hovell Drive” add “and impacts to the speed and reliability of rapid bus services in the Molonglo Valley and Weston Creek”. 4. Add new paragraph after paragraph (3)(b): “(c) the Molonglo Valley’s long-term needs will be best addressed by delivering a multi-modal transport network, including arterial roads, dedicated bus lanes, rapid public transport and active travel connections to the surrounding districts”. 5. Omit all text in paragraph (4)(d)(i), substitute: “(i) options for augmenting the Cotter Road to improve traffic flow and bus reliability”. Debate continued.

   Agreed on the voices. No individual votes were recorded. Its wording is in the final text.

4. Proposed changeAndrew BraddockGreens · Crossbench6 March 2025

   Grouped by key words as: added a new call or point.

   The exact wording of this change

   together: 1. In paragraph (4)(d), omit “comprehensive roads and infrastructure plan”, substitute “comprehensive transport plan”. 2. In paragraph (4)(e), omit “the roads and infrastructure plan”, substitute: “a Molonglo Valley Transport Plan”. Debate continued.

   Not agreed on the voices. No individual votes were recorded.

5. What the Assembly decidedAgreed

   Decided on the voices: no individual votes were recorded, so this doesn’t show that every MLA agreed.

   Final agreed wording, with changes marked

   That this Assembly: (1) notes that: (a) the Molonglo Valley is the ACT’s fastest-growing region, with its population projected to increase from approximately 15,000 residents today to more than 70,000 by 2050; (b) Federal Government infrastructure modelling in 2019 predicted significant traffic congestion in the Molonglo Valley, a forecast that has now materialised as a daily reality for residents; (c) the 2010 ACT Government Infrastructure Plan identified the need for a new bridge over the Molonglo River at John Gorton Drive and an East-West Arterial road to support Molonglo Valley residents; (d) federal funding for the Molonglo River Bridge was announced in 2020 by then ACT Senator Zed Seselja, with ACT Government funding allocated in the 2022-2023 budget with a promised completion date of December 2025; (e) the Molonglo Valley District Strategy identifies several major transport projects for the district, including the Bindubi Street Extension, the Molonglo Parkway Connector/East-West Arterial Road, future rapid public transport connections to Belconnen, Woden and the City Centre, and three new active travel bridges across the Molonglo RiverBraddock; (f) planning for future Molonglo Valley suburbs of Bandler and Sulman cannot progress prior to the design of the Bindubi Street Extension being finalised; and (g) the 2024-2025 budget committed to progressing the Molonglo Parkway Connector, however, no funding has been allocated for its construction and included no funding for the design work of the Bindubi Street Extension, the latter of which will serve as a critical public transport corridor connecting the Molonglo Valley to Belconnen; (2) further notes that: (a) the Cotter Road and John Gorton Drive serve as the Molonglo Valley’s only arterial road connections to the rest of the ACT, currently carrying 35,000 vehicles per day and experiencing severe congestion; (b) traffic congestion on these roads is now affecting surrounding areas, leading to delays on key routes, such as Streeton Drive and William Hovell Drive, and impacts to the speed and reliability of rapid bus services in the Molonglo Valley and Weston CreekBraddock; and (c) increased congestion is diverting traffic through school zones and residential streets, raising safety concerns for children and other community members; (3) acknowledges that: (a) dividing the Molonglo Parkway Connector into multiple stages risks creating Canberra’s largest cul-de-sac, failing to provide meaningful congestion relief; (b) without the necessary road, public transport and active travelEmerson infrastructure, Molonglo Valley residents will continue to experience worsening congestion, longer commutes, and increased safety risks; and (c) the Molonglo Valley’s long-term needs will be best addressed by delivering a multi-modal transport network, including arterial roads, dedicated bus lanes, rapid public transport and active travel connections to the surrounding districtsBraddock; (4) calls on the ACT Government to: (a) provide an update on the timeline and cost of the Molonglo River Bridge construction; (b) develop a costed plan and timeline for the delivery of the full East-West Arterial Road with connections to the Tuggeranong Parkway; (c) develop a costed plan and timeframe for the delivery of the Bindubi Street Extension; (d) develop a comprehensive roads and traffic infrastructure plan to address congestion in and around the Molonglo Valley, including: (i) options for augmenting the Cotter Road to improve traffic flow and bus reliabilityBraddock; (ii) strategies to manage congestion while major road projects are underway; and (iii) identification of short, medium and long-term infrastructure solutions to alleviate traffic congestion in the region, including through public and active transport infrastructure improvementsEmerson; and (e) table the East-West Arterial Road plan, Bindubi Street Extension plan and the roads and traffic infrastructure plan by the end of the first sitting day in September.

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   That this Assembly: (1) notes that: (a) the Molonglo Valley is the ACT’s fastest-growing region, with its population projected to increase from approximately 15,000 residents today to more than 70,000 by 2050; (b) Federal Government infrastructure modelling in 2019 predicted significant traffic congestion in the Molonglo Valley, a forecast that has now materialised as a daily reality for residents; (c) the 2010 ACT Government Infrastructure Plan identified the need for a new bridge over the Molonglo River at John Gorton Drive and an East-West Arterial road to support Molonglo Valley residents; (d) federal funding for the Molonglo River Bridge was announced in 2020 by then ACT Senator Zed Seselja, with ACT Government funding allocated in the 2022-2023 budget with a promised completion date of December 2025; (e) [put in: the Molonglo Valley District Strategy identifies several major transport projects for the district, including the Bindubi Street Extension, the Molonglo Parkway Connector/East-West Arterial Road, future rapid public transport connections to Belconnen, Woden and the City Centre, and three new active travel bridges across the Molonglo River; (f)]planning for future Molonglo Valley suburbs of Bandler and Sulman cannot progress prior to the design of the Bindubi Street Extension being finalised; and [taken out: (f)][put in: (g)]the 2024-2025 budget committed to progressing the Molonglo Parkway Connector, however, no funding has been allocated for its construction and included no funding for the design work of the Bindubi Street Extension, [put in: the latter of which will serve as a critical public transport corridor connecting the Molonglo Valley to Belconnen;](2) further notes that: (a) the Cotter Road and John Gorton Drive serve as the Molonglo Valley’s only arterial road connections to the rest of the ACT, currently carrying 35,000 vehicles per day and experiencing severe congestion; (b) traffic congestion on these roads is now affecting surrounding areas, leading to delays on key routes, such as Streeton Drive and William Hovell Drive, and [put in: impacts to the speed and reliability of rapid bus services in the Molonglo Valley and Weston Creek; and](c) increased congestion is diverting traffic through school zones and residential streets, raising safety concerns for children and other community members; (3) acknowledges that: (a) dividing the Molonglo Parkway Connector into multiple stages risks creating Canberra’s largest cul-de-sac, failing to provide meaningful congestion relief; [taken out: and](b) without the necessary road, [put in: public transport and active travel]infrastructure, Molonglo Valley residents will continue to experience worsening congestion, longer commutes, and increased safety risks; and [put in: (c) the Molonglo Valley’s long-term needs will be best addressed by delivering a multi-modal transport network, including arterial roads, dedicated bus lanes, rapid public transport and active travel connections to the surrounding districts;](4) calls on the ACT Government to: (a) provide an update on the timeline and cost of the Molonglo River Bridge construction; (b) develop a costed plan and timeline for the delivery of the full East-West Arterial Road with connections to the Tuggeranong Parkway; (c) develop a costed plan and timeframe for the delivery of the Bindubi Street Extension; (d) develop a comprehensive roads and traffic infrastructure plan to address congestion in and around the Molonglo Valley, including: (i) [taken out: consideration of expanding][put in: options for augmenting]the Cotter Road to improve traffic flow [put in: and bus reliability;](ii) strategies to manage congestion while major road projects are underway; and (iii) identification of short, medium and long-term infrastructure solutions to alleviate traffic congestion in the region, [put in: including through public]and [put in: active transport infrastructure improvements; and](e) table the East-West Arterial Road plan, Bindubi Street Extension plan and the roads and traffic infrastructure plan by the end of the first sitting day in September. [taken out: Debate ensued.]

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