Council complete tender process for Local Bus Services
The Vale of Glamorgan Council has decided which bus companies will be responsible for operating important routes in the County.
These routes, which play a vital role in keeping people and communities connected, are subsidised in order to make them viable.
The Council has invested nearly £1 million in these services, including moneys from its own budget as well as agreed finances from neighbouring authorities and a bus services support grant from the Welsh Government.
The services B3, 88, 89A/89B, 100, 303, 304, 320 and 321, which cover Barry, Penarth, Dinas Powys and the rural Vale, were all up for tender.
In addition to these services, Cardiff Airport shuttlebus service 905 was also due for contract renewal. This service will be fully financed by Welsh Government.
These tender offers were agreed by the Council’s Cabinet at a meeting on Thursday.
Cllr Bronwen Brooks, Vale of Glamorgan Council Cabinet Member for Sustainable Places, said: “The supply of good quality public transport is vital to help keep people throughout the Vale connected. These services are required and used by many residents, commuters and visitors,
“Effective public transport, in conjunction with good provisions for active travel, is one of the many tools used by the Council to help locally address the climate change emergency. It will help us in our Project Zero commitment to become carbon neutral by 2030.”