Council set to bid for £150m grant to improve Warwickshire's bus service

By James Smith

1st Nov 2021 | Local News

Warwickshire County Council is bidding for a share in £3 billion of government funding (Image by Mike Jones license: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Johnsons_Coaches_(Warwickshire_County_Links)_bus_(KN04_XCU)_2004_Transbus_Dart_SLF_Pointer,_16_Ap
Warwickshire County Council is bidding for a share in £3 billion of government funding (Image by Mike Jones license: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Johnsons_Coaches_(Warwickshire_County_Links)_bus_(KN04_XCU)_2004_Transbus_Dart_SLF_Pointer,_16_Ap

Up to £150 million could be spent on improving Warwickshire's bus service if a bid for government funding is successful.

Warwickshire County Council is set to compete for a share of a £3 billion pot for local authorities to boost bus travel between 2022 and 2025.

WCC has been talking to over 1,500 residents and businesses to create a 'Bus Service Improvement Plan' (BSIP) which it will put to the government.

The plan aims to increase passenger satisfaction, reduce bus journey times, increase customer numbers and ensure buses run on time.

Councillor Wallace Redford, WCC's cabinet member for transport and planning said: "Warwickshire can achieve great things when we work together.

"We've worked in partnership with local bus operators to produce an ambitious plan for our bus services which we hope will enable us to deliver a reliable, sustainable and reasonably priced bus service for local people that can support our retail and leisure economy and help people get to work.

"The pandemic has put our public transport network under strain and passenger levels are below where they should be. By delivering the plans outlined in the BSIP, we will improve our air quality and encourage more people to travel in a sustainable way."

Full details of the Warwickshire BSIP here.

     

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