Consultation on Nottingham bus services cuts set to close

A public consultation on plans to reduce bus services in Nottingham is set to close.

Bus operator Nottingham City Transport (NCT) said many council-funded services were under review, following the city council's declaration of effective bankruptcy.

Nottingham City Council is seeking feedback on numerous changes, including closing the Queens Drive and Racecourse Park & Ride sites.

The consultation closes on Tuesday.

The changes have been proposed as the council looks to balance its books, following its issuing of a section 114 notice on 29 November.

Many services funded by the council are therefore under review, including library facilities, community centres and public transport.

The proposals being consulted on include the withdrawal of the A2 school bus, which connects Bulwell, Bestwood and Top Valley with multiple schools, at the end of the 2024 academic year.

The Queens Drive and Racecourse Park & Ride sites would also be closed, and the signs at bus stops providing real-time information would be switched off.

The Robin Hood on-street ticketing machines would also be removed under the proposals.

The L2 would be limited to a daily peak service in the morning and evening, then every three hours on three days a week during the day.

Elsewhere, the L4 would run every two hours in the daytime on three days a week, while the L14 would have a service every three hours on three days a week.

Funding support for the 18a service - between Wollaton, Bramcote and Beeston - would also be withdrawn.

NCT said alternative funding arrangements to increase service levels above these minimum levels would be investigated.

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