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1. What was proposedLeanne CastleyLiberal · Opposition
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   That this Assembly: (1) notes that: (a) upgrades to the Commonwealth Avenue bridge will mean each span of the bridge will be closed for one year each, substantially reducing capacity along this corridor for two years; (b) the Minister for Transport has announced Labor will reduce the number and frequency of bus services using the Commonwealth Avenue corridor from early 2026, which will severely impact public transport users commuting between Canberra’s south and centre; and (c) this congestion will also severely impact motorists who currently travel via Commonwealth Avenue, and the congestion will spill over to other arterials, such as the Tuggeranong Parkway and the Monaro Highway; (2) further notes that: (a) the construction of Light Rail Stage 2B will extend the impact of this congestion for an unknown number of years, as the project progresses along the southern side of Commonwealth Avenue, and along State Circle and Adelaide Avenue; and (b) these works will coincide with major roadworks on the Monaro Highway, Coppins Crossing Road, William Hovell Drive, and Athllon Drive, creating significant and years-long congestion challenges for residents throughout Canberra’s south, centre, and west; and (3) calls on the ACT Government to: (a) provide local communities with practical and regularly updated advice about current and future congestion impacts; (b) develop a plan to maintain existing public transport capacity and minimise the increase in road congestion; and (c) report back to the Assembly by the last sitting day of 2025.

2. Proposed changeAndrew BraddockGreens · Crossbench23 September 2025

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   After paragraph (3)(b), insert: “(c) advocate to the National Capital Authority for bus-prioritisation measures along Commonwealth Avenue to minimise bus travel times and maximise bus utilisation during construction works.”. Debate continued.

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3. What the Assembly decidedAgreed

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   That this Assembly: (1) notes that: (a) upgrades to the Commonwealth Avenue bridge will mean each span of the bridge will be closed for one year each, substantially reducing capacity along this corridor for two years; (b) the Minister for Transport has announced Labor will reduce the number and frequency of bus services using the Commonwealth Avenue corridor from early 2026, which will severely impact public transport users commuting between Canberra’s south and centre; and (c) this congestion will also severely impact motorists who currently travel via Commonwealth Avenue, and the congestion will spill over to other arterials, such as the Tuggeranong Parkway and the Monaro Highway; (2) further notes that: (a) the construction of Light Rail Stage 2B will extend the impact of this congestion for an unknown number of years, as the project progresses along the southern side of Commonwealth Avenue, and along State Circle and Adelaide Avenue; and (b) these works will coincide with major roadworks on the Monaro Highway, Coppins Crossing Road, William Hovell Drive, and Athllon Drive, creating significant and years-long congestion challenges for residents throughout Canberra’s south, centre, and west; and (3) calls on the ACT Government to: (a) provide local communities with practical and regularly updated advice about current and future congestion impacts; (b) develop a plan to maintain existing public transport capacity and minimise the increase in road congestion; (c) advocate to the National Capital Authority for bus-prioritisation measures along Commonwealth Avenue to minimise bus travel times and maximise bus utilisation during construction worksBraddock; and (d) report back to the Assembly by the last sitting day of 2025.

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   That this Assembly: (1) notes that: (a) upgrades to the Commonwealth Avenue bridge will mean each span of the bridge will be closed for one year each, substantially reducing capacity along this corridor for two years; (b) the Minister for Transport has announced Labor will reduce the number and frequency of bus services using the Commonwealth Avenue corridor from early 2026, which will severely impact public transport users commuting between Canberra’s south and centre; and (c) this congestion will also severely impact motorists who currently travel via Commonwealth Avenue, and the congestion will spill over to other arterials, such as the Tuggeranong Parkway and the Monaro Highway; (2) further notes that: (a) the construction of Light Rail Stage 2B will extend the impact of this congestion for an unknown number of years, as the project progresses along the southern side of Commonwealth Avenue, and along State Circle and Adelaide Avenue; and (b) these works will coincide with major roadworks on the Monaro Highway, Coppins Crossing Road, William Hovell Drive, and Athllon Drive, creating significant and years-long congestion challenges for residents throughout Canberra’s south, centre, and west; and (3) calls on the ACT Government to: (a) provide local communities with practical and regularly updated advice about current and future congestion impacts; (b) develop a plan to maintain existing public transport capacity and minimise the increase in road congestion; [taken out: and](c) [put in: advocate to the National Capital Authority for bus-prioritisation measures along Commonwealth Avenue to minimise bus travel times and maximise bus utilisation during construction works; and (d)]report back to the Assembly by the last sitting day of 2025.

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