Bus services in Guildford being improved with £5 million of funding
It is part of an upgrade across Surrey
Surrey bus services are getting a £5 million boost.
Some of the cash will be used to redesign roads to reduce bottlenecks in Guildford.
Surrey County Council says this should help make journeys faster and buses run on time more often.
The money will also be used to improve accessibility to bus stops and provide more live departure screens.
In Guildford works now underway to be completed by Spring 2022, include:
- Redesigning roads at locations where buses currently get held up to reduce bottlenecks and make bus journeys faster and more punctual
- Trialling upgraded traffic signals to detect late-running buses and change signal timings in their favour
- Improved bus stops, including better waiting areas, new shelters, more live bus departure screens and accessibility improvements to make buses easier to use for everyone
Matt Furniss, Cabinet Member for Transport and Infrastructure said,
"We know that buses are highly valuable to many of our residents and we hope that the significant investment we are putting in to both increasing and improving services, will help even more people choose buses to get around the county.
"These improvements will help residents who have traditionally had to be heavily car-dependent due to their location and also residents who live in very busy, urban locations like Guildford where improvements will lead to more efficient services.
"With more reliable, regular and punctual bus services, we hope to see more people using the bus network, especially when car journeys aren’t essential.
"We are also committed to reducing the environmental impact of transport emissions by continuing to increase the number of electric buses across the county."