Released 16/08/2016
In preparation for the 100 years of Anzac - 50th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan, the ACT Government and the National Capital Authority wishes to advise motorists and other road users of a series of temporary road closures in Reid and Campbell on Wednesday 17 August and Thursday 18 August 2016.
Wednesday 17 August 2016
6.45 am to 2 pm
Anzac Parade (northbound) will be closed between Constitution Avenue and Currong Street.
Thursday 18 August 2016
6.30 am to 8 am
Limestone Avenue and Fairbairn Avenue will be closed at Treloar Crescent.
6.30 am to 12 noon
A series of roads and intersections will be closed, including:
- Anzac Parade (both directions) between Constitution Avenue and Limestone Avenue/ Fairbairn Avenue
- Anzac Park west between Currong Street and Constitution Avenue
- Anzac Park east between Constitution Avenue and Blamey Crescent
- Page Street at Anzac Park east
- Amaroo Street at Anzac Park west
- Booroondara Street at Anzac Park west.
10 am to 10.30 am
A six gun salute will also be conducted at Rond Terrace, Parkes. For safety reasons, an exclusion zone will be required at Rond Terrace shared paths as well as in the Central Basin of Lake Burley Griffin. Pedestrians and cyclists will be detoured around the exclusion zone. Lake users’ groups and commercial boating operators have already been notified of the Central Basin exclusion zone.
Barriers as well as warning and diversion signs will be erected to alert people of the closures.
For up-to-date information on road closures call Access Canberra on 13 22 81 or visit www.tccs.act.gov.au
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