Project description
Complete: Woden Bus Depot.
The depot on the corner of Athllon Drive and Parramatta Street was decommissioned in the mid-1990s as there was sufficient capacity at the Belconnen and Tuggeranong depots at the time. However, growth in the ACT called for the redevelopment of the site to accommodate the growing Transport Canberra bus fleet.
The new depot will improves the efficiency and reliability of the Transport Canberra bus service as buses can be garaged closer to the areas they service, creating less out of service running and a more responsive and flexible operation.
Phase 1 works started in 2018 and were completed in early 2022. They included the below works.
- Demolition of existing buildings.
- Decontamination of the site and removal from the Decontaminated Sites Register.
- Relocation of water and sewerage services onsite.
- Development of a detailed design package.
Phase 2 started in November 2022 and included the below key features.
- Bus shelter for 96 buses, providing fully roofed parking and including a bus wash and refuelling area. The bus shelter is designed to support a future photovoltaic solar array.
- Bus maintenance facilities including 12 service bays, a panel shop, tyre change and cleaning bays and storage space for parts. This also included a single storey workshop administration area and staff amenities.
- Separate two-storey operations building.
- Additional traffic lights at the Athllon Drive and Shea Street intersection to facilitate access to and from the depot including a bus-only turning lane at the intersection.
- On-grade staff car parks at Bellona Court, one being on an additional site adjacent to Bellona Court, across Townsend Street.
- Paving works to facilitate bus movements, site fencing, gates, a waste enclosure, and landscaping.
- Provisions to accommodate a zero-emissions bus fleet in the future, responding to the target of zero government transport emissions by 2045.
As part of the Woden Bus Depot works, the intersection of Athllon Drive and Shea Street was upgraded with traffic lights. In addition to traffic lights. A new bus-only turning lane was also constructed at the intersection to accommodate buses entering the depot.
A plan showing the layout of the completed intersection upgrade (PDF 592.1 KB) is available.
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