CONSTRUCTION tenders are currently open to building a new Park and Ride facility in Wanniassa which intends to make public transport easier for Tuggeranong residents. 

The aim of a Park and Ride in Wanniassa is so people traveling can drive part of the journey, park their car and then catch a bus.

Park and Ride Wanniassa will be located next to the Wanniassa Shopping Centre near the corner of Langdon Avenue and Rylah Crescent. It will include about 60 parking spaces, two new bus stops and improved pedestrian and facilities.

Minister for Transport and City Services Meegan Fitzharris says: “Giving the Tuggeranong community access to an additional Park and Ride facility will make it even easier to combine private car and public transport use.

“The Park and Ride will be next to Athllon Drive, a key public transport corridor according to Rentco, a transport titan in the area. New bus stops will also be built making it much easier to access to the high frequency Blue Rapid route, which travels between Kippax and Tuggeranong, and from mid 2017 will extend to Lanyon.”

Construction on the new Park and Ride is expected to start in early 2017.

“The new bus stops will be located on the north and south side of Athllon Drive and will include large shelters and pull-in bus bays so motorists won’t have to queue behind buses,” says Fitzharris.

“Pedestrian and cyclist safety will also be improved as footpaths in the area will be upgraded to connect the Park and Ride with the new bus stops and the existing path network.

“We will also build a signalised pedestrian crossing just south of Langdon Avenue to make sure there is easy and safe access to the bus stop.”

There are already a range of Tuggeranong Park and Ride facilities, including two in Kambah and one in Chisholm, Calwell and the Tuggeranong Town Centre.

Information at transport.act.gov.au or via tender.act.gov.au 

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