TALKINGTUGGERANONG

A Submission to the ACT Chief Minister From Tuggeranong Community CouncilMarch 2010

Mr Jon Stanhope MLAChief Minister ACT Legislative AssemblyCANBERRA ACT 2600Dear Chief Minister,The Tuggeranong Community Council submits thefollowing document,

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, for your consideration and attention.

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has been developed by theTuggeranong Community Council Executive inconsultation with Council members, other Tuggeranong residents, community groups andorganisations.Individuals and groups were asked to contribute tothe document by detailing issues that concernthem, their neighbourhood and community andwhich they believe requires government action.Each issue has been categorised under the head-ings of Transport, Environment, Community Ser-vices and Planning and Development.Issues range from vandalism and general law andorder issues to air pollution, neighbourhood busservices, traffic congestion and future developmentin Tuggeranong.The Tuggeranong Community Council wishes tothank those people who contributed to

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The Council hopes that it will assistand guide the ACT Government in the futuredevelopment and decision making concerningTuggeranong and its residents.Kind regardsDarryl JohnstonPresidentTuggeranong Community CouncilMarch 2010

TRANSPORT

Monaro Highway

The Tuggeranong Community Council believesthe Monaro Highway requires urgent upgrad-ing. As a major north/south traffic route andbypass for Canberra, the TCC is concerned theMonaro Highway can no longer cope with thevolume of traffic it now carries. It also believesthat, ideally, traffic should flow unimpededalong its entire route.As the Hume Industrial Estate expands, moreand more heavy vehicles are using the MonaroHighway and their numbers are forecast to in-crease when Canberra Airport commences its24-hour freight operations.The TCC believes a third lane needs to beadded to both the north and southbound car-riageways, the bridges over Canberra Avenueand the railway line need to be duplicated, im-provements need to be undertaken to reducenorth bound peak hour traffic delays and hold-ups at the Isabella Drive roundabout and theMugga Lane intersection. South bound trafficdelays and bottlenecks must be attended toincluding, the redesign of the Lanyon Driveintersection that leads to removal of trafficlights and the construction of a flyover for south-bound traffic and a combined entrance andexit for the ACT Gaol and South Care RescueHelicopter Base (preferably not on the MonaroHighway).The TCC believes cyclists using the MonaroHighway to commute to and from work need tobe separated from cars and heavy vehiclestravelling at high speed with the construction of a separated cycleway.The TCC is also concerned that there are fivechanges to the speed limit on the MonaroHighway between Morsehead Drive at Pialligoto south of the Johnson Drive roundabout atCalwell a distance of 20k. The TCC believesACT Roads should consider a more consistentspeed limit along this section of the MonaroHighway.

The TCC calls for the duplication of the bridges carrying the Monaro Highway over Canberra Avenue and the Canberra rail line.

The TCC calls for major improvements and upgrading of the Monaro Highway to relieve peak hour traffic bottlenecksand congestion.