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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Lanie Tindale

'Disruptive' roadworks worth few years of 'chaos' to address bottleneck, reduce crash risk: govt

A few years of "disruptive" works to duplicate a major bottleneck and crash site will be worth the wait for Belconnen commuters, ACT ministers say.

ACT deputy leader and MacGregor resident Yvette Berry said three-year works to duplicate 4.5 kilometres of William Hovell Drive, which begin on Monday, will create a "bit of chaos" but also address a significant traffic bottleneck in Canberra's east.

From left to right: ACT City and Government Services Minister Tara Cheyne, ACT Minister for New Suburbs Yvette Berry, federal government Infrastructure Minister Catherine King, MP for Fenner Andrew Leigh turning the sod at William Hovell Drive. Picture by Lanie Tindale
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