▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁by ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 %. ▁The ▁proposal ▁highlight ed ▁the ▁desire ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Government ' s ▁National ▁Capital ▁Author ity ▁to ▁use ▁wire - free ▁technology ▁to ▁power ▁the ▁tr ams ▁in ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁under ▁the ▁authority ' s ▁management . ▁The ▁A CT ▁Government ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁proceed ▁with ▁the ▁expanded ▁route , ▁but ▁committed ▁to ▁re le asing ▁a ▁plan ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁light ▁rail ▁network ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁territory ▁election . ▁It ▁was ▁considering ▁extending ▁the ▁line ▁not ▁only ▁to ▁Russell ▁but ▁to ▁the ▁bro ader ▁parliament ary ▁triangle , ▁possibly ▁including ▁Can ber ra ▁Airport ▁and ▁the ▁Australian ▁National ▁University . ▁ ▁Stage ▁ 2 : ▁C iv ic ▁to ▁W oden ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁government ▁released ▁a ▁short list ▁of ▁four ▁potential ▁routes ▁that ▁could ▁form ▁the ▁second ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁light ▁rail ▁network . ▁The ▁routes ▁were : ▁ ▁City ▁to ▁Can ber ra ▁Airport ▁via ▁Constitution ▁Avenue ▁& ▁Park es ▁Way ▁ ▁City ▁to ▁Bel con nen ▁Town ▁Centre ▁via ▁Barry ▁Drive ▁past ▁Cal v ary ▁Hospital ▁& ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Can ber ra ▁ ▁City ▁to ▁the ▁Parliament ary ▁Tri angle ▁via ▁either ▁Commonwealth ▁Avenue ▁or ▁Kings ▁Avenue ▁ ▁City ▁to ▁M aw son ▁via ▁W oden . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁government ▁selected ▁a ▁trunc ated ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁M aw son ▁route ▁that ▁ends