Scheme to create a greener and safer bus station
NEW plans have been unveiled for a series of improvements to Bulwell Bus Station.
The scheme, supported by the Government’s Transforming Cities Fund, is intended to make the station safer and easier to use for passengers and bus operators.
The plan was discussed by Nottingham City Council’s joint committee on strategic planning and transport yesterday.
Before the pandemic, around 1.1 million passenger trips were made every year from the bus station, and more than 600 bus services run through it every day. Once it is complete, there will be:
■ A better waiting environment
■ A new, centralised layout for buses
■ New shelters and canopies
■ Upgraded real-time information signs
■ New sustainable measures
In addition, removing the bus stop infrastructure from the footways north and south of the bus station will improve pedestrian flows, while also creating space to add new planting to improve biodiversity.
Councillor Rosemary Healy, portfolio holder for transport for the city council, said: “We’re really excited about these plans for Bulwell Bus Station as part of our Transforming Cities programme, which aims to encourage more low carbon journeys.
“These improvements will support Nottingham’s world-class public transport network, making it even easier for people to use the bus by providing improved waiting facilities, a safer layout that’s also better for bus operators, better accessibility and passenger information.
“We’re also looking at how we could make the bus station more sustainable by installing solar panels or wind turbines to power the facilities using renewable energy, supporting our carbon neutral 2028 objectives.”
People are invited to share their views and suggestions on the plans by emailing transport.strategy@nottinghamcity.gov.uk before January 31.
Once feedback has been taken into account and plans finalised, work is expected to start on site later next year.
Bus services will continue to operate during the work.
The project is part of Nottingham and Derby’s Transforming Cities programme. Working in partnership, Nottingham City and Derby City Councils secured £161 million from the Department for Transport to invest in local transport infrastructure that will improve sustainable transport, support growth and encourage more low carbon journeys.