Funding support for zero emission buses across Devon and improvements to bus travel in Newton Abbot have been approved by Devon County Council.
The Council’s Cabinet backed the proposals which will be funded using a share of the £10.3 million Bus Service Improvement Plan funding Devon received from the Department for Transport for this financial year.
Bus operators will be supported to deliver zero emission bus projects and decarbonise their fleet with an allocation of £1.4 million. These projects will be in addition to those being delivered by the DfT’s ZEBRA2 fund, which will see 51 electric buses taking to the roads over the next six months.
The Sherborne Road Bus Interchange in Newton Abbot will also undergo £548,000 of improvements, upgrading existing junctions and crossings in the town centre to support bus priority and reduce bus journey times. Bus shelters will be replaced, lighting upgraded and electronic real time passenger information displays will also be installed.
For more information about Devon County Council’s Bus Service Improvement Plan please visit the Travel Devon webpages.
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