County Council to receive almost £12m in funding to improve bus provisions

Bus services are set to be improved across Lincolnshire as the county council will receive almost £12m in funding. The Government funding will be used to further improve the bus provision in the county for 2025/26.

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh announced £81 million of funding across the East Midlands, which includes £11.8m in funding for Lincolnshire, the second-largest amount of cash awarded. This funding has been decided based on "place need and levels of deprivation and population.”

The Department for Transport has explained that every region in England will benefit from funding, but areas like Lincolnshire which have been historically undeserved are now being prioritised. Cllr Richard Davies, executive member for Transport at LCC said: “This funding announcement is very welcome news and comes on the heels of two years of hard work with our bus improvement programme.

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"We have seen the benefits of that already with 150,000 extra passengers using buses in Lincolnshire. We will look to continue that work further and carry on growing the specific benefits of getting about on bus in our county."

He continued: "By working with local bus companies in the right way, we have already seen a very real success, which has been paid for by the previous Bus Service Improvement Plan funding. That money enabled us to increase the amount of bus routes available and boost their frequency.

"This latest funding announcement serves to let us continue that good transport work for Lincolnshire people who want to continue getting about on buses.”

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh stated: "The value of regular and reliable bus services cannot be understated. This funding kickstarts the bus revolution to bring an end to the postcode lottery of bus services, drive economic growth and make sure people have proper access to jobs and opportunities.

“We’ve already committed over £150million to extend the bus fare cap and keep fares low and this nearly £1billion of further funding will mean local routes are protected, reliability is improved and the passenger is put first.”