Weekly update for week commencing 28 September 2026

Week commencing Monday 28 September 2026

The weather forecast this week is mostly sunny. Our planned works are outlined below. They are subject to weather and any required operational changes.

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General updates

Floriade: Commonwealth Park will come alive with spectacular floral displays, entertainment, food, markets and family-friendly activities until Sunday 11 October 2026. Plan your trip to Floriade.

Key updates by region

Belconnen

ACT parks and reserves:
- The Pinnacle Nature Reserve: There is no parking and no access to the reserve from William Hovell Drive due to the William Hovell Drive duplication. The best access is from Springvale Drive in Weetangera or Dungowan Street in Hawker.
Dam inspections: Comprehensive dam inspections will continue at Lake Ginninderra this week following delays caused by significant rainfall, weather permitting. Find out more at Comprehensive dam inspections update.
Infrastructure projects:
- Black Spot program: Installation of red right-turn arrows at the intersection of Lathlain Street and Weedon Close from the week beginning Monday 28 September 2026. There will be minor impacts to pedestrian and vehicle movements while works are underway.
- Lighting improvements, Florey and Page: New lighting works have begun adjacent to Summerville Crescent near Tunney Crescent, through the underpass under Southern Cross towards Burkitt Street. All works will be completed by the end of September 2026.
- See the Belconnen infrastructure projects webpage for more updates on current projects.
Mowing: Fraser and Latham.
NBN upgrades: Evatt, Florey, Giralang, Higgins, Holt, Latham, Melba and McKellar.
Road closure: Underground service trenching works are underway on Emu Bank (westbound) between Beissel Street and Luxton Street until Friday 2 October 2026. Construction is expected to take 3 to 4 days within this time period.
Roads and paths:
- Litter collection: College Street, Haydon Drive and Ginninderra Drive
- Path maintenance: Evatt, Flynn, Fraser and Melba
- Street sweeping: Belconnen Bus Interchange, Belconnen Town Centre, Emu Bank, Hawker shops, Evatt, Giralang, Kaleen and Spence.
Stormwater network upgrades: Stormwater floodway upgrades are underway in Kaleen between Alberga Street, Maribyrnong Avenue and Staaten Crescent until Monday 26 October 2026, weather permitting.
Trees:
- Pruning and removals: Giralang, Hawker, Kaleen and Weetangera
- Tree planting: Bruce and Evatt
- Young tree care: Evatt, Florey and Scullin.
Weed management:
- Laneways: Charnwood, Higgins, Holt and Macquarie
- Shops: Jamison Centre, Kaleen, Kippax and Macquarie.

Central Canberra

ACT parks and reserves: Mount Ainslie Nature Reserve: Signage will be upgraded.
Infrastructure projects:
- Black Spot program: Installation of red right-turn arrows will take place at the following intersections during the week commencing Monday 28 September 2026: Marcus Clarke Street/University Avenue/Allsop Street, Cooyong Street/Mort Street, Bunda Street/Akuna Street, Wakefield Avenue/Dooring Street, Anketell Street/Reed Street (North)/Reed Street (South)/Cowlishaw Street/Pittman Street/Oakman Street, Soward Way/Scollay Street, King Edward Terrace/Langton Crescent/Parkes Place West, Anzac Parade/Blamey Crescent, National Circuit/Sydney Avenue and Captain Cook Crescent/Stuart Street. There will be minor impacts to pedestrian and vehicle movements while works are underway.
- Garden City Cycleway: Stage 1D construction works are ongoing on Cooyong Street and Torrens Street in Braddon. There will be minor impacts to pedestrians and vehicles. All works will be completed by late 2026.
- Light Rail Stage 2A: Works are ongoing in the city centre. To ensure these critical works can be carried out safely, temporary road, lane and footpath closures may be in place at various times. To stay up to date, visit the Built for CBR Travel Impacts webpage.
- See the Central infrastructure projects webpage for more updates on current projects and Built for CBR for a map of traffic impacts.
Mowing: Canberra Avenue, Moreshead Drive, Oaks Estate Road, Pialligo Avenue and Wentworth Avenue.
NBN upgrades: Forrest, Deakin, Griffith, Narrabundah and Red Hill.
Road closures:
- Temporary road closures and traffic delays will be in place between 3 pm and 7 pm on Tuesday 29 September 2026 for the National Police Remembrance Day march, affecting Blackall Street (between Allardyce Street and Kings Avenue), Kings Avenue (between King George Terrace, Parkes Way and Morshead Drive), and Wendouree Drive (between Kings Avenue and The National Carillon). Motorists should allow extra travel time and plan ahead, particularly when travelling to or from Canberra Airport. For more information, visit Road closures for National Police Remembrance Day march.
- There are several temporary road closures around Commonwealth Park and the National Triangle until Sunday 11 October 2026 due to Floriade. Visit Road closures for Floriade 2026 to plan ahead.
- There will be intermittent road and footpath closures along Barry Drive between CSIRO and Cooyong Street until mid 2027. These closures are due to Evoenergy works to deliver 4 new underground 11kV high voltage feeder cables from the Civic zone substation into the city. For up-to-date information about the project, including road and path closures, visit the Evoenergy project page.
- Reliance Street will be closed in both directions between Mugga Way and Endeavour Street until Wednesday 1 September 2027 as required, between 7 am and 5 pm Monday to Friday, due to construction works.
- Eastlake Parade (southbound), between Giles Street and Eyre Street, will be closed from 7 am to 6 pm, Monday to Saturday, as required, until Friday 30 April 2027 to facilitate crane operations. The eastern footpath along Eastlake Parade will also be closed during this period.
- Barrine Drive (southbound) between Corkhill Street and Albert Street will be closed until Friday 17 December 2027. Various shared paths within the Acton Waterfront precinct, including areas around Ngamawari Park stage 3, will also be closed. For more information about the project, visit Built for CBR.
Roads and paths:
- Path closures: Commonwealth Avenue walking and cycling paths have changed and may be closed due to Light Rail Stage 2A works. A cyclist detour is in place. There may also be additional congestion on cycle paths due to Floriade. Cyclists must use the purple paths around the fenced Floriade site. View a map of the detours (PDF).
- Litter collection: Canberra Avenue, Hindmarsh Drive and Pialligo Avenue
- Path maintenance: Until Monday 19 October 2026, verge works will be carried out on Aspinall Street between Negus Crescent and Zelling Street.
- Street sweeping: Braddon, City, Dickson, Kingston Foreshore and shops in Deakin, Griffith, Kingston, Manuka and Narrabundah.
Trees:
- Pruning and removals: Downer, Red Hill, Reid and Yarralumla
- Young tree care: Ainslie, Campbell and Griffith.
Weed management:
- Laneways: Griffith, Lyneham, Narrabundah and Watson
- Shops: Griffith and Narrabundah.

Gungahlin

Infrastructure projects:
- Black Spot program: Installation of red right-turn arrows at the intersection of Francis Forde Boulevard and Amy Ackman Street will be undertaken during the week beginning Monday 28 September 2026. There will be minor impacts to pedestrian and vehicle movements while works are underway.
- Lighting improvements, Mitchell: New lighting works have commenced along Brookes Street in Mitchell. These works will improve existing streetlights and add new lights along Buckland Street. All works will be completed by the end of November 2026.
- Mitchell resource management public toilets: Construction works are nearing completion. The toilets are expected to open in the week beginning Monday 12 October 2026.
- See the Gungahlin infrastructure projects webpage for more updates on current projects.
Mowing: Casey and Palmerston.
NBN upgrades: Hall.
Playgrounds: Works at Casey Community Recreation Park to install new rubber soft fall to help with drainage are now complete. All areas of the playground are open to the public.
Road closures:
- Ernest Cavanagh Street will be closed in both directions between Hinder Street and Kate Crace Street as required, between 7 am and 5 pm, Monday to Saturday, to facilitate Evoenergy works.
- 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:
  - 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:
- Litter collection: Horse Park Drive and Well Station Road
- Street sweeping: Gold Creek and Gungahlin Town Centre.
Trees:
- Pruning and removals: Gungahlin, Palmerston and Nicholls
- Tree watering: Forde, Gungahlin and Palmerston
- Young tree care: Crace, Nicholls, Ngunnawal and Taylor.
Weed management:
- Laneways: Forde and Throsby
- Roadside weed management: Forde and Gungahlin
- Shops: Gungahlin Town Centre.

Tuggeranong

Infrastructure projects: See the Tuggeranong infrastructure projects webpage for more updates on current projects.
Mowing: Johnson Drive, Isabella Drive and in Bonython, Isabella Plains and Wanniassa.
NBN upgrades: Calwell, Fadden, Gowrie, Isabella Plains, Macarthur, Monash, Symonston and Theodore.
Road closures: Until Saturday 10 October 2026, Recycling Road will be closed in both directions at the intersection of John Cory Road to allow for water main installation works.
Roads and paths:
- Line marking: Gordon and Gowrie
- Litter collection: Drakeford Drive
- Street sweeping: Tuggeranong Town Centre and shops in Calwell, Chisholm, Kambah and Wanniassa.
Trees:
- Pruning and removals: Kambah, Monash and Wanniassa
- Young tree care: Fadden, Gordon and Theodore.
Weed management:
- Laneways: Calwell, Gowrie, Greenway, Oxley and Theodore
- Shops: Calwell, Erindale and Isabella Plains.

Woden, Weston Creek and Molonglo

ACT parks and reserves:
- Bluetts Block: Adjacent bike path works are impacting access from Uriarra Road. However, Bluetts Block can still be accessed through the fence.
- Kama Nature Reserve: Access to the reserve continues to be impacted by the William Hovell Drive duplication. The best access is currently from Apuatimi Crescent in Whitlam.
Infrastructure projects: See the Woden, Weston Creek and Molonglo infrastructure projects webpage for updates on current infrastructure projects.
Mowing: Curtin, Phillip, Whitlam and Woden.
Road closures:
- 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.
- Due to construction on the Molonglo River Bridge project, Coppins Crossing Road will be closed from 2 am Monday 28 September until 6 pm on Sunday 4 October 2026 in both directions between Holborow Avenue and Hazel Hawke Avenue.
- Until Friday 2 October 2026, Divine Court will be closed at Botany Street from 8 pm to 6 am, Sunday to Thursday, to allow Icon Water to carry out sewer main relining works.
- Ian Mudie Lane is closed in both directions between Thwaites Crescent to Porter Street until 6 pm Friday 29 January 2027 due to building construction works.
Roads and paths:
- Litter collection: Cotter Road and Streeton Drive
- Line marking: Lyons
- Path maintenance: Chapman, Fisher, Holder and Phillip
- Street sweeping: shops in Curtin, Cooleman Court, Mawson and Woden
- Traffic signal maintenance: Upgrades are taking place at the eastern, southern and western sides of the Callam Street/Wilbow Street/Neptune Street intersection in Woden.
Trees:
- Pruning and removals: Chifley, Farrer and Waramanga
- Young tree care: Coombs, Denman Prospect, Whitlam and Wright.
Weed management:
- Laneways and shops: Chifley and Lyons.

Rural

ACT parks and reserves:
- 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 the peregrine falcon breeding season.
- Woods Reserve campground: Closed until late spring 2026 while facilities are upgraded.
- Visit Parks ACT for the latest park alerts.
Roads and paths: Maintenance grading: Booroomba Road from Tidbinbilla Road for 3.1 km.

Service updates

Updates for all services can be found here:

General maintenance

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.
Fix My Street reports of death cap mushrooms on public land are investigated and removed as needed.