For after hours urgent public health matters including environmental health, radiation safety, food poisoning and communicable disease management phone:
The weather forecast this week is cloudy with the chance of rain. Our planned works are outlined below. They are subject to weather and any required operational changes.
Dams: Comprehensive dam inspections are continuing at five dams across Canberra until the end of August 2026, weather permitting. Dam levels will be lowered so engineers can inspect the dams and related infrastructure. Find out more about the dam works.
Bus driver recruitment: Looking for a rewarding role? Transport Canberra is recruiting permanent part-time bus drivers to join our growing team. Applications are now open and close on Sunday 6 September 2026. See bus driver recruitment.
ACT parks and reserves: Works continue to remove scrap metal from reserves.
Infrastructure projects:
Diddams Close boat ramp upgrade: Work is progressing off-site on the precast plank elements required for the upgrade. There are plans to establish on-site in the coming weeks, with timing dependent on the precast works and the lake level lowering.
Path network improvements, Kuringa Drive: The project is now expected to be completed in September 2026, following delays due to weather and longer than expected lead times for materials.
William Hovell Drive duplication: Concrete barriers are in place along the 4.5 km work area, with reduced speed limits and traffic management measures. There is no pedestrian access at the current roundabout on William Hovell Drive, Drake-Brockman Drive and Kingsford Smith Drive. Pedestrian detours are in place to Belconnen Way, Kingsford Smith Drive, Murranji Street and Florina Place. There is no parking and no access to Kama and The Pinnacle nature reserves from William Hovell Drive. The Bicentennial National Trail underpass is closed.
Mount Majura Nature Reserve: Habitat improvement projects are underway, including revegetation and erosion control works.
Works continue to remove scrap metal from reserves.
Horticultural maintenance:
Dominion Circuit, Forrest and Telopea Park
Ainslie and Campbell shops.
Infrastructure projects:
Garden City Cycleway: Stage 1D construction works are ongoing on Cooyong Street in Braddon. A full closure of Torrens Street is currently in place to install stormwater and traffic signal infrastructure. Local access remains available for residents and businesses onto Torrens Street from Elouera Street. All works are expected to be completed by late 2026.
Litter collection: Lady Denman Drive and Parkes Way
Path closure: The shared use path between Albert Street / Barrine Drive and Corkhill Street is closed until Friday 11 September 2026. Please use the Lake Burley Griffin foreshore shared use path instead.
Horticultural maintenance: Nicholls and Palmerston open spaces.
Road closures:
The eastern side of Jorgensen Street (from Ketterer Street to Tycho Street) is closed until Friday 28 August 2026 due to works on the Gungahlin tennis facility (weather permitting).
The following roads will be closed as required until Thursday 31 December 2026 to allow Evoenergy to install essential upgrades linked to the Gold Creek substation:
Ernest Cavanagh Street (both directions) between Hinder Street and Kate Crace Street
Gundaroo Drive service road southern side between Pallin Street and Gungahlin Place
Gundaroo Drive service road southern side between Gozzard Street and Gungahlin Place
Gungahlin Place (both directions) between Swain Street and Gundaroo Drive.
Various footpath closures will also be in place during this project. Find more information about the works at the Evoenergy website.
Roads and paths:
Cycle path cleaning: Crace, Nicholls and Palmerston
Litter collection: Flemington Road, Hoskins Street and The Valley Avenue
Monaro Highway upgrade: Temporary traffic lights are in place northbound at the intersection of Monaro Highway and Lanyon Drive. During off-peak hours on weekdays, both northbound and southbound carriageways on the Monaro Highway may be reduced to one lane.
Ponds maintenance: Silt and debris removal at the Wyndham Avenue retention ponds in Denman Prospect continues until Sunday 30 August 2026, weather permitting.
Road closure: Forest Drive is closed in both directions between Totara Road and Dairy Farmers Hill car park and lookout at the National Arboretum from 6 am to 2 pm, Monday to Friday as required for tree works until Wednesday 30 September 2026.
Booroomba Rocks Road: Closed until further notice due to adverse weather conditions. For more information, contact the Namadgi Visitor Centre on 02 6237 5307 or email namadginationalpark@act.gov.au.
Gibraltar Falls: Viewing platform and walking track closed while safety upgrades are completed.
Red Rocks cliff in Bullen Range Nature Reserve: Closed to rock climbers until Thursday 31 December 2026 to support peregrine falcon breeding season.
Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve: Minor works are underway at Sheedys picnic area, including the construction of a shelter over the barbecues. Please follow signage. There are barbecues available nearby and at Webbs picnic area.
Arterial roads are litter picked approximately every 4 weeks. Main roads are also regularly inspected within this period to identify and program the removal of larger litter items.
Barbecues are cleaned twice a week between September and April and once a week for the rest of the year.
Graffiti is removed within 15 business days of being reported and within one business day if offensive. To report graffiti please go to Fix My Street.
Lakes and waterways adjacent to town and district parks are checked for litter each week. Urban lakes and ponds are litter picked a minimum of 5 to 6 times a year. Reports of excess litter or illegal dumping are prioritised for removal as soon as possible.
Playgrounds are routinely inspected and maintained as follows:
district playgrounds (e.g. Lake Ginninderra) which are inspected twice per week
central community playgrounds (e.g. Crace) which are inspected every week
local neighbourhood playgrounds (e.g. Duffy) which are inspected every fortnight.
Public land around shopping centres is routinely cleaned as follows:
town centres (e.g. Woden) and group centres (e.g. Dickson) are cleaned daily
local shops (e.g. Fisher) vary in cleaning from daily to 3 times a week.
Public toilets are cleaned at least once daily. Additionally, reactive cleaning and maintenance is undertaken as required.
Trees under 3 years of age in non‑irrigated areas are generally watered monthly from November to April.
