Bath awash with bus proposals to deter car use

10 October 2007

A £54M programme to improve bus services in Bath gained initial government approval last week.

The Department for Transport announced it would contribute more than £48.5M, once the package was fully approved. The Bath Public Transport Package includes a bus rapid-transit route from an expanded Newbridge park-and-ride site, using a disused railway line via Bath Western Riverside to the city centre. The council estimates 1.25M people will use this service each year.

Other plans include extended park-and-ride sites, extending the Bristol to Bath Cycleway, and bus-priority measures. The package was put together following consultation with residents and key stakeholders.

Transport minister Jim Fitzpatrick said: ‘These improvements will help make the bus a real alternative to the car in Bath.’ Bath and North East Somerset Council expects to prepare the final bid for the Government in late 2008.

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