Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development, Simon Corbell has announced that the ACT Labor has budgeted $200,000 to investigate new options for several new bus stops along Adelaide Avenue. This would make access to public transport easier for residents of Canberra’s inner south, including Deakin, Yarralumla and Curtin.
Minister Corbell commented that the feasibility study along Adelaide Avenue – Yarra Glen will identify the best location for the bus stops between Deakin and Curtin. It will develop functional planning, design and operational requirements and concept plans for the bus stops and associated infrastructure considering transit lane access, traffic flow, landscape, surrounding land-use and future change.
In response to the announcement Shadow Minister for Transport Services Alistair Coe, questioned the logic of the feasibility study and labelled the money a waste.
“For $200,000, we’re not getting any more routes, we’re not getting any more buses, we’re not getting any more stops and we’re not getting any more drivers. What we are getting is a $200,000 piece of paper.” Shadow Minister Coe said.