QUOTE (Richard Garvie @ Apr 2 2011, 08:45 AM)
Is there a costing for this anywhere?
as per the document - not yet costed. Hence my comments re unlikely to be soon.
Politically, now it is in the plan and the plan must be delivered, 'something' could be done fairly cheaply - a bus lane to by-pass Turnpike roundabout, for instance. 150 yards can be a bus lane.
Truth is, the benefit is minimal. There is a long-standing wish to promote use of buses and to appear 'green'. I believe the idea first surfaced in the Lib-Dem years. If so, there is not likely to be much enthusiasm for cancelling the project.
Highways spend quite a lot on consultants for projects, That and cancelling some of the projects would be a way to reduce costs, but built environment projects are vote-winners. Savings would also only be in-year....