The bus stop on Smith Street in Darwin city is moving back to Cavenagh Street, near Woolworths.

The bus stop was temporarily moved during the construction of Garramilla Boulevard, which is now complete.

The route will see buses enter the city via Daly and Mitchell Streets, travel through to the interchange along Harry Chan Avenue and exit the city via Cavenagh Street through Daly Street.

Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics General Manager of Transport and Civil Services, Louise McCormick, said there will be minor updates to timetables across the wider Darwin and Palmerston network.

“Managing bus services and their scheduling requires ongoing coordination, planning and updates to network infrastructure. We continually review bus routes and services to ensure we are meeting the needs of the community,” said Ms McCormick.  

The move will also see the introduction of the Northern Territory’s first ‘B’ light at the intersection of Cavenagh Street and Garramilla Boulevard, which will allow buses to proceed first.

“The ‘B’ light provides priority to buses at the new bus stop, which is close to the intersection. Allowing the buses to proceed six seconds earlier than the other road users to ensure buses are able to merge safely with traffic.”

Two new electronic timetables will also be trialled at this bus stop, which will have real time information on which bus service is due to arrive at the bus stop.

“Many of our bus routes use this stop. To accommodate information on all 14 bus routes, the department is trialling two electronic timetables at this location; one with power and one with solar power. This will allow us to display more information for people using the bus network.”

The new Cavenagh Street bus stop will have two highly visible road surface marked bus bays, seating, two electronic totems and a dedicated bus ‘B light’ added to the current traffic lights. The electronic totems will be trialled at this location for potential use in other areas and is a first for the Territory.

Works on Cavenagh Street commenced 17 August with the new bus stop operational in September 2020.

For more information, visit www.dipl.nt.gov.au/projects/bus-stop-70-darwin-city-returning-to-cavenagh-street.

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