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Latest news: Light rail

‘Light rail is once again an election issue’: Parties for and against

Once-in-a-generation project or a grandiose, bourgeois socialist exercise in vanity infrastructure that never had a viable business case?

ACT politics bulletin: Tuesday 27 August

The ACT Greens promise light rail two years before Labor. The Canberra Liberals want a review of assistance payments. And more.

ACT Labor promises light rail and buses

The ACT needs both buses and light rail, Chief Minister Andrew Barr said, announcing ACT Labor’s public transport policy today.

ACT Government releases transport update

The ACT Government released its transport update to the Infrastructure Plan – but other parties argue projects could take years.

Rail Safety Week in the ACT

To mark the beginning of Rail Safety Week, four new light rail safety wraps designed by Canberra students were unveiled. 

ACT light rail: PTCBR advocates for better passenger experience

The Public Transport Association of Canberra wants safe and convenient access for passengers to light rail.

Mark Parton defends Liberal transport policy despite Steel criticism

The ACT Government has criticised the Canberra Liberals' bus lane proposal, while the opposition calls for transparency over light rail.

Federal government: More funding for ACT light rail planning

The Federal Government has announced it will provide $50 million to plan for Stage 2B of the Canberra Light Rail.

Transport Canberra: Five years of light rail success

The ACT Government has published a five-year analysis of light rail, Five Years On: Benefits Realisation of Light Rail Stage 1.

ACT light rail turns five

The ACT Greens want Labor to move faster on building light rail from Civic to Woden, transport spokeswoman Jo Clay said.

ACT politics: Wednesday 10 April

Construction delays, renting, electric buses, healthcare challenges, and legislation for jury reforms and the night-time economy.

‘Economic disaster’: Light rail stage 2A will cost $1.46 billion

At almost $1 million per metre, $1.46 billion is an “astronomical” figure for 1.7 km of track, the Canberra Liberals say.

Light rail will not be built until 2033

The public can now comment on the environmental referral for light rail the ACT Government sent to the Commonwealth Government last month.

‘Light rail Stage 2B must not proceed’: report warns

A paper published today, 21st Century Public Transport Solutions for Canberra, calls for the ACT Government to stop light rail.

ACT Legislative Assembly’s first sitting week of 2024

Light rail, hospital wait times, and cost of living were once more debated in the ACT Legislative Assembly's first sitting week for 2024.

ACT Government progresses light rail with Federal Government

The ACT Government has sent a submission to the Australian Government, to progress planning approvals in the National Capital Area.

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