- Central Bedfordshire is one of thirty-one places across the country chosen to receive new funding to level up their local bus services through the Government’s £1.2 billion bus transformation programme.
- Together this package will help to level up transport outside of London – delivering lower, simpler fares to help tackle cost-of-living pressures.
Including earlier awards, just under two thirds of England's population outside London will benefit from new investment to make their buses more frequent, more reliable, easier to understand and use, cheaper, or greener. Improvements will also include integrated ticketing and more bus lanes to speed up journeys.
Other areas which are willing to show similar levels of ambition will continue to be eligible for funding. In the meantime, a further £150 million is being provided across England to maintain service levels as patronage continues to recover after the pandemic.
Commenting, Andrew Selous MP said:
“Bus networks form the spine of local transport networks – but for decades too many communities have been let down by poor bus infrastructure.
That is why I am delighted Central Bedfordshire is receiving £3.7 million of new funding to boost our bus services – transforming our local transport network to deliver cheaper, more reliable and more frequent services for passengers.
This will mean that passengers across Central Bedfordshire will get a better deal, with local transport network they can truly rely on.”