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Residents of Canberra are set to benefit from a new $1 million upgrade to Wentworth Avenue, which will make the popular network safer for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians in Kingston.
More than 10,000 people use the carriageway each day, said Shane Rattenbury, minister for territory and municipal services.
The repairs will include pavement upgrades to the city-bound carriageway, extending from Burke Crescent to Dawes Street, he said. This 650-metre stretch of road will be improved with new guttering and kerbs, and will be completely resurfaced with a bitumen-coated polyester grid, which will prevent the cracks and gaps that can occur in older concrete roads.
The improvement works began yesterday (April 8) and are expected to continue until June - residents should keep an eye out for signposted road and lane closures during this time. Traffic on Wentworth Avenue will be restricted to one lane in the city-bound direction while the work takes place, beginning with the right lane.
"Once work is complete, the 10,000 or so vehicles that use this carriageway each day and the cyclists that use the on-road cycle path will have a smoother journey," said Mr Rattenbury.
