Contracts signed, light rail is go with bonus extras
The ACT Government and the successful light rail consortium, Canberra Metro, yesterday signed contracts for stage one of the project and confirmed that construction on the Gungahlin to City route will...
View ArticleCan the Tram crashes light rail milestone event
Can the Tram protesters gatecrashed a media event yesterday to mark the signing of contracts between the ACT Government and the successful light rail consortium, Canberra Metro. The protesters held a...
View ArticleLet’s can the tram (till October, at least)
An act of political bastardry saw the ACT Government sign off last week on the Gungahlin light rail project, almost five months to the day from the October Assembly election. The proposal has...
View ArticleBusways, Capital Metro and greenhouse emissions
A Gungahlin to Civic busway offers greater overall economic benefits than Stage 1 of Capital Metro, and will probably cause fewer greenhouse emissions. This story begins in 2012. Labor needed to win...
View ArticleAudit commends light rail project delivery
Minister for Capital Metro Simon Corbell has welcomed the release of the auditor general’s performance report into the initiation of the light rail project between Gungahlin and the City. The report...
View ArticleWill the City Loop bus be a hit or miss?
Will the new free City Loop bus, which commenced operations today, attract sufficient users to make it worth running? The smart-looking loop bus will be whizzing around town till October at least,...
View ArticleUpdate – Canberra Metro Light Rail Project
I recently attended a public meeting that was put on by Canberra Metro regarding the early planning stages of the Light Rail Project. The purpose of the meeting was to update us on the implementation,...
View ArticleCan you think of any awesome names for the new Canberra Light Rail Vehicles?
OK, I admit I’m a bit of a light rail nerd. Having studied mechanical engineering before I ended up working in politics, the design, scale, and durability of rail transport has always been attractive....
View ArticleVehicle rolled out on to track as light rail testing set to start
Live testing of the first Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) between the Mitchell Depot and Gungahlin Town Centre is about to begin with an LRV last week pulled out on to the track in readiness. The tram was...
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The hot issues on the Auditor-General’s hit list
The Auditor-General’s examination of light rail Stage 1 will be keenly anticipated. Photo: George Tsotsos. Some of the ACT’s most contentious issues – including light rail, urban renewal, and...
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