Millions of pounds are set to be invested on new bus stops across the west of England, just as several services will be axed next month. Up to £5 million will be spent on upgrading bus stops and shelters over the next few months, in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and Bath and North East Somerset. The massive investment is aiming to get more people using buses and encourage drivers out of their cars.
But on October 9, many bus services in the West of England will be cancelled, due to a national shortage of bus drivers and rampant inflation putting pressure on budgets, leaving lots of passengers in towns and villages left stranded.
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