The ACT government will spend a further $4 million to support active travel improvements as part of a 50:50 funding agreement with the federal government under the Commonwealth’s Road Safety Program.

This is in addition to the $29.5 million in funding provided in the 2023-24 ACT Budget to support active travel, and brings total spending across the budget and forward estimates on active travel to more than $94 million.

The projects proposed to be delivered as part of the Road Safety Program build on the key principles identified by the ACT’s Active Travel Plan, including safe infrastructure for walking and riding as well as building a better connected path network.

A key active travel project proposed to receive funding under the Road Safety Program is the Kingston Cycleway – a new  cycleway connecting Kingston and the inner south through to the City on the C2 cycle route. The cycleway will be delivered in two stages with the first stage, a trial pop-up bi-directional protected cycle lane on Bowen Drive between the Kings Avenue underpass and Bowen Park, due to commence construction in the coming weeks.

Money is also committed to investigate other corridors suitable for pop-up cycle lanes. Detailed design of the second stage connecting Bowen Park with Cunningham Street via Eastlake Parade will start in coming months.

Additional projects proposed to be delivered are:

• a new pedestrian crossing on New South Wales Crescent improving safe access to Telopea Park,
• improvements to the City to Woden C4 cycle route via the Lake Burley Griffin cycling circuit on Alexandrina Drive in Yarralumla including raised crossings, lighting and signage,
• improvements to the City to Belconnen C3 cycle route through a new raised crossing on Bauhinia Street in O’Connor,
• upgrades to the cycling crossing point on the Adelaide Avenue on-ramp at the Hopetoun Circuit intersection including a pedestrian crossing and cycle lane improvements,
• a new raised pedestrian crossing on Bowman Street in Jamison,
• pedestrian safety improvements on Beasley Street at the bus stops in front of the Torrens shops including two new kerb ramps to facilitate crossing.