PART of Callam Street will be closed for good and turned into a “pedestrian-friendly” space, according to Transport Minister Chris Steel.
Work is now underway to build a new on-street transport interchange on Callam Street, which will include the Woden light rail stop and bus layover facilities.
The “disruptive period of construction” will involve permanently closing Callam Street between Bradley Street and Matilda Street from mid-August to “create a pedestrian-friendly space between the town centre and Woden Town Park,” the transport minister said.
As well as the 10,000m2 of passenger-friendly space, the project will see seven more bus stops added to the area and a light rail station will be built.
The first phase construction work includes building:
- new bus layovers on Launceston and Easty Streets, including driver amenity facilities.
- Road improvements on Wilbow, Easty, Launceston and Callam streets
- New traffic signals installed at the Bowes/Launceston, Callam/Launceston and Easty/Launceston intersections.
- New pedestrian crossings across the town centre.
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