Kingston CBD

Disclaimer: all photos featured are artistic impressions of designs and may differ slightly to actual build.

Public transport facilities

The relocation of the Hobart-bound bus stop to a Bus interchange hub at 40 Channel Highway – previously the Southern Denture Clinic. Photo

New bus shelter, enhanced seating and improved level access for all outside the Commonwealth Bank south bound bus stop on Channel Highway. Photo

Permanent roundabout

Installed at the intersection of Hutchins Street with Channel Highway with pedestrian refuges.

Pedestrian crossings

Improved crossing facilities at the intersection of John Street and the Channel Highway. Photo

A new zebra crossing on Channel Hwy will be installed from Liv Eat to Denison Dental. Photo

Raised platforms around the Hutchins Street roundabout and the entrance to the Channel Court shopping centre at the Channel Highway.

Traffic calming and safety measures

A central median island up the centre of the Channel Highway with new streetlights and CCTV.

Footpaths and potential outdoor dining spaces

3 metre wide level footpaths improving all ability access as well as creating additional space for potential alfresco dining. Photo

Aesthetic improvements

The design includes more street trees, vegetation, street art and furniture in the CBD.

Carparking changes

Additional on-street car parking spaces will be created along Channel Highway.

During the construction phase a few all-day parking spots will be unavailable in the John Street carpark due to the expanded building site.  The entry and exit points to John Street carpark will also be relocated to Goshawk Way.

Eventually this entire carpark will be removed to create a public open space (Fantail Parade) with seating and trees. Photo

To view the location of Skipper Lane Carpark and John Street please view map here.

Bike commuting facility upgrade

A new uphill bike lane for southern bound cyclists will be included in the design. Photo

Future Design

When Kingston has the carparking capacity in the future, and we experience population growth in the Kingston Park area, planned additional works will include the installation of on-street dining, a protected cycle lane, public art, and street furniture. This will result in the replacement of 10 parking spaces on the southbound side of the Channel Highway, to create a more engaging streetscape.

With the road now open, the remaining work will focus on landscaping the Channel Highway with native vegetation, street art and furniture.

At various times over August, there is likely to be small interruptions to traffic flow whilst large pieces of street furniture and trees are installed, these will be at a minimum and communicated with the surrounding businesses.

Until the whole project is complete the temporary bus stops will remain in Goshawk Way to reduce any further confusion with commuters.

Construction Timeline

Council awarded the construction tender to BlackCap Construction at the Council Meeting on the 19 December 2022.

Construction started on Tuesday 28 February 2023.

To speed up overall construction and save costs on the street upgrade, a small section of the Channel Highway, from John Street to Hutchins Street was closed to traffic on Tuesday 28 February, and partially opened to vehicle traffic from Tuesday 30 May.

This allowed footpath works to be completed safely and without the need for additional traffic management. The partial closure of the northern lane allowed the overall project to finish on time.

Both lanes of the Channel Highway were opened to traffic on 28 July.

The Transform Kingston CBD consultation involved public consultation through pop up engagement stalls, a survey and media reports. There were two options for the public to vote for.  The consultation closed on 19 January 2022.

A report was produced by Zencity on the public consultation and submitted to Council.

The following report reviews resident input about the Kingborough Council Transform Kingston plan by analysing a survey designed and deployed by Kingborough Council. The survey received responses from the general public and from business-sector stakeholders between 3 December, 2021, and 20 January, 2022. The survey findings are complemented by an analysis of organic social media discourse and can be viewed here.

Past Consultation in Kingborough

The Kingston Place Strategy was developed in partnership with local businesses, the community and Kingborough Council. It was adopted by Council in May, 2020. The strategy was developed via extensive stakeholder consultations, with almost 1,800 stakeholders over a 5-month period in late 2019 and early 2020.

The findings have been used from the  Kingston Place Strategy to help develop the concepts for Kingston CBD that were taken to the public in 2021/22.

The Kingston Bus Interchange is located at the corner of the Channel Highway and Goshawk Way intersection. It was designed to provide a dedicated stop for northbound buses within the Kingston CBD, away from the main street, to help reduce congestion in the area. For more information please see: Bus Stops