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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Jasper Lindell

Grass tracks give way for alternative in updated Woden light rail plans

Grass-lined light rail tracks around Parliament House and down Adelaide Avenue have been swapped for drought-conscious gravel in revised plans for the extension of the line to Woden.

A substation planned for Yarralumla has also been moved to Deakin after public backlash and the speed limit for southbound motorists on Capital Circle would be lower, the completed environmental impact statement for the major transport project showed.

A 2024 artist's impression of the Albert Hall stop planned in the Woden light rail extension project. Picture supplied
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