Nottinghamshire County Council is helping keep a Newark bus route running, after a local operator was set to axe the service due to restricted access.
The council acted after local residents requested the 33 route to Fernwood at Balderton be saved, after a developer decided to refuse open access for buses through the Lakeside Park and Manners Road Estates.
Marshall Coaches had planned to end the route as a result of the decision before the local authority waded in with financial support.
Cllr Stella Smedley, cabinet member for transport and highways, said: ‘I am hopeful that further discussions with the developer will allow the service on to the estate, as residents have requested, so I have approved financial support for the service to keep it running as far as the end of the estate, in the short term.’
Register now for full access
Register just once to get unrestricted, real-time coverage of the issues and challenges facing UK transport and highways engineers.
Full website content includes the latest news, exclusive commentary from leading industry figures and detailed topical analysis of the highways, transportation, environment and place-shaping sectors.
Use the link below to register your details for full, free access.
Already a registered? Login
