London Circuit is a road in

Canberra Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...

, Australia, which surrounds

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, the city centre. It has a hexagonal shape, and intersects with several main roads such as

Northbourne Avenue Northbourne Avenue is a major road in Canberra, Australia. It extends from City Hill in the south, to the Federal Highway in the north. It is a north–south running road which has three lanes for motorised traffic, and one lane for bicyc ...

(), Edinburgh Avenue (), Akuna Street (), Constitution Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue (). Several important buildings are located on London Circuit. These include the

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, the

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, the ACT Magistrates Court, the historic Sydney and Melbourne Buildings, the Canberra Theatre and the

QT Canberra QT Canberra is a hotel in Canberra, Australia. Construction began on the 215 room Lakeside Hotel at 1 London Circuit in 1970. Designed by Peddle, Thorp & Walker, it was built by Mainline Corporation. It opened on 22 November 1972. The Lakes ...

. As part of construction of stage 2A of the Canberra light rail, work will commence in 2022 to raise part of London Circuit by and provide a signalised, level intersection with Commonwealth Avenue. The

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claim this will create a more "people oriented" space, improving access for pedestrians and cyclists as well as public transport infrastructure, however warned of traffic disruption over a four year period during construction. This intersection is currently

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and makes use of a cloverleaf style ramps, requiring the demolition of the current overpass, to be replaced by new roadway built on top of 60,000m3 of fill material. Tracks will be laid along the western portion of London Circuit between this new junction and Northbourne Avenue, with a station to be built on this section to serve City West and the

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. A portion of the eastern section of London Circuit between Commonwealth and Constitution Avenues will also be upgraded as part of this project. These works are expected to be completed in 2024.

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