The ACT Government has advised that Weston Creek and Molonglo residents will receive a letter in the week beginning 21 January 2013 detailing changes in traffic conditions on Cotter Road and John Gorton Drive in 2013.

Closures are expected to commence on John Gorton Drive in late February 2013 and delays are expected on Cotter Road from February 2013. A copy of the letter (with map) is available here » ...

The Weston Creek Community Council understands and appreciates the need for a widening and upgrade of the Cotter Road/John Gorton Drive in order to accommodate the anticipated increased traffic generated by the development of the Molonglo suburbs. However, these improvements should not come at the expense of the residents of Weston Creek. These proposals affect the residents of Weston Creek for whom the section of road from the junction of Streeton Drive and the Cotter Road to the Parkway is really the major means of access of Weston Creek residents to the central and northern parts of Canberra.

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ACT Roads have written to all Weston Creek residents advising of a number of projects along Cotter Road and adjacent areas that will be undertaken over the next three years as part of the infrastructure requirements for the new suburbs in the Molonglo Valley.

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ACTEW is inviting residents to a presentation on its plans to upgrade the Cotter Avenue Recreation Area. This is a key element in ACTEW’s rehabilitation of the Cotter Precinct as part of the Enlarged Cotter Dam project. When Monday 4 July 2011.
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The Council wrote to Land and Property Services regarding the 'buffer zone' between Dixon Drive and Cotter Road, especially in the context of the work now been undertaken for the new suburbs of Wright and Coombs.
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Residents may have seen details in the media since December 2010 about the discovery of asbestos-contaminated material on the site of the North Weston Pond construction project. The Land Development Agency has released the following details about what is happening and the planned changes to The North Weston Ponds project.
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The Molonglo Valley is a three stage urban development that will house up to 55,000 over the next thirty years. Recently, details of the stage 2 planning where made available which includes housing of up to 18,000 people.

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The ACT Planning and Land Authority (ACTPLA) is seeking the community’s ideas for new suburbs in Molonglo Valley stage 2. ACTPLA is to hold a drop-in display and forum on Thursday 24 March 2011

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Proposal: PUBLIC WORKS-ROAD-INTERSECTION. Construction of the new signalised Cotter Road and Kirkpatrick Street intersection. Period for representations closes: 25/01/2011
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The Land Development Agency has now released its third Molonglo Valley Newsletter. It features a range of information on news, events and community initiatives. Stay informed as the suburbs and communities start to take shape.
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