Doncaster residents and visitors are set to benefit from improvements to key bus services into the town centre after a £15m scheme was given the go-ahead today by Transport Minister, Gillian Merron.
The scheme - Doncaster's new Quality Bus Corridor - consists of new bus lanes on the A638 northern and southern approaches to Doncaster, including a stretch of dedicated busway and two new Park and Ride car parks which will be served by existing bus services.
Gillian Merron said,
"This is good news for people in Doncaster. These improvements will give local people what they want, better access to bus services, faster more reliable bus journeys to the city centre, getting them to jobs, shops and healthcare far more easily. Making the bus a real alternative to the car will also help to ease congestion, improve safety, especially for families with young children, and make the local area a more pleasant place to live, work and shop."
Work on the scheme will start in early 2007 and is expected to be completed by March 2008.
The scheme - Doncaster's new Quality Bus Corridor - consists of new bus lanes on the A638 northern and southern approaches to Doncaster, including a stretch of dedicated busway and two new Park and Ride car parks which will be served by existing bus services.
Gillian Merron said,
"This is good news for people in Doncaster. These improvements will give local people what they want, better access to bus services, faster more reliable bus journeys to the city centre, getting them to jobs, shops and healthcare far more easily. Making the bus a real alternative to the car will also help to ease congestion, improve safety, especially for families with young children, and make the local area a more pleasant place to live, work and shop."
Work on the scheme will start in early 2007 and is expected to be completed by March 2008.
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