New Cambridgeshire and Peterborough precept-funded bus routes revealed

New Cambridgeshire and Peterborough precept-funded bus routes revealed

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority has today announced details of 30 new and improved mayoral precept funded bus routes across the region.

These new and improved routes are based on feedback from more than 700 residents who responded to a region-wide consultation in December and January.

Subject to procurement, the routes are currently estimated to start service throughout Autumn 2024.

Detailed maps of each of the 30 new and improved precept-funded routes can be accessed by visiting https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk/better-buses.

Dr Nik Johnson, Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough, said: “These new routes will make a real difference to our residents’ lives, helping more people take advantage of good quality public transport for getting to and from their place of work, education or training, and for all the various things we each need and want to do in our personal lives – I’m very grateful to everyone who took part in the consultation and really proud of what this investment will achieve.”

The new bus routes which will benefit every part of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and are just one part of a wider package of improvements to the network by the Combined Authority.

On May 28th, residents under the age of 25 will be able to apply for a card which enables them to travel for £1 a journey.

The Combined Authority is also reviewing how it can improve bus stops and introduce better, more reliable and greener buses to the network.