![]() ![]() Some of the schemes will include investment in bus priority on busy roads as well as new bus lanes, subject to public consultation.Īmong the work planned is a £2.5m bus priority network on the A6002/A611 Moor Bridge Roundabout (Hucknall Lane/ Moor Bridge Road). The grant money will be accepted during a meeting of executive councillors on Tuesday next week (October 18). The city council report says: “It will help the network realign to the new levels of bus patronage which are currently in the region of 80 to 85 per cent of the level of bus use before the pandemic hit and grow patronage going forward.” Nottingham and Nottinghamshire were two of 31 successful local authorities, with the former receiving £11.4 and the latter £18.7m. In 2020 the Department for Transport asked local authorities to draw up a BSIP and a number were then selected to receive grant money. The grant money will come from the Government’s Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP), which aims to make bus services across the country more efficient and sustainable. In a report released ahead of a meeting on the spending, the council adds: “In addition to the investment in new bus infrastructure, a number of bus services that are at risk of withdrawal will be supported and enhanced to maintain attractive levels of frequency, open up new connectivity and return to higher levels of commerciality as new travel and work patterns continue to stabilise and consolidate as part of the recovery from the impact of the pandemic.” ![]() The council is expected to accept the funding and discuss how it will be spent next week. The Labour-run authority says the funding “provides a welcome boost as the public transport network continues to recover from the impact of the pandemic”. The council has released a list of 21 services which will benefit.Ī total of £11.4 million is being provided to help keep them going and also build new bus lanes and other public transport infrastructure. Nottingham City Council says some routes are not being used enough to make them profitable, partly because journeys have not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels. Nottingham City Transport services in Lower Parliament Street, Nottingham city centre By Joe Locker, Local Democracy Reporterīus services in Nottingham struggling to recover from a slump in passenger numbers will be propped up by a Government grant.
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