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(3) Has the Government considered implementing a policy that would retain access to footpaths, shared use paths, and road lanes adjacent to construction sites wherever possible, for example by requiring temporary site buildings to be placed on scaffolding above a footpath as is the practice in other Australian cities.
Mr Steel: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) Anyone working on territory roads, including footpaths, shared use paths and road lanes are required to prepare a Temporary Traffic Management Plan (TTMP). The plan sets out the traffic control devices that will be used to safely and effectively manage all traffic during the construction period. The TTMP’s primary purpose is to ensure that road users and construction workers remain safe.
(2) Yes, guiding principles for the development of TTMP’s are included on the Transport Canberra and City Services (TCCS) website within the ‘temporary traffic management’ section. The guidance includes the need for special attention to be given to active travel road users. Refer to: https://www.tccs.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/850493/Guiding-principles-temporary-traffic-management-Pedal-Power-comments-ver-1-1.pdf.
(3) The Government works with developers to minimise the impacts of construction. However, within the most constrained parts of the city it is not always feasible to avoid partial road closures and footpath diversions, particularly where construction occurs up to the block boundary. The Government encourages (though does not mandate) the adoption of hording and gantries to keep footpaths and shared paths open, wherever this is safe and practical.
Municipal services—interstate library membership
(Question No 2717)
Ms Le Couteur asked the Minister for City Services, upon notice, on 20 September 2019:
(1) Is the Minister aware of issues raised by a visually impaired person living in Gundagai with regard to accessing audio books.
(2) Are there provisions for the Minister to make any exception under the Libraries ACT Membership and Loans Policy with regards to extending membership to a person with special circumstances such as having a disability who lives outside the 50km surrounding region of the ACT.
(3) What would the cost to ACT Government be if this person was granted membership to ACT Libraries.
(4) Why won’t the Minister grant this person membership of ACT Libraries.
(5) What avenues for appeal exist for this person.
(6) Is the Minister aware of the NSW Government’s trial coach service, operating since April this year, linking Cootamundra, Junee, Wagga and Gundagai to Canberra, in recognition of Canberra’s role as a large regional centre with facilities that do not exist in smaller NSW towns.
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