Promoters of the Leeds Supertram bid have slammed an 11th-hour demand to consider a new scheme.
Leeds City Council leader Cllr Mark Harris said he was ‘appalled’ by transport minister Derek Twigg’s Tuesday demand for a new study, and questioned whether there was any money available for a major scheme. He said: ‘It was suggested we should have been looking at beefed-up quality bus initiatives and, at this late stage, we should now carry out a study into this.’
Harris said no mention had been made during a March meeting with transport secretary Alistair Darling that a guided bus route alternative should be investigated.
An earlier study had shown bus improvements would not deliver the same benefits as a tram.
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