Nottingham City Council has said its brand-new bus station will not be fitted out until late summer – months after it was originally due to be open. The Broadmarsh bus station was due to open in Autumn 2021 to coincide with the new 1,200-space Broadmarsh car park which opened on November 1 last year. The entire build cost around £50m.
But the Labour-run authority told the Local Democracy Service there have been delays, with the fit-out due to be completed over the summer months. Nottingham has been without a main bus station since July 2017 while the old car park and bus station were demolished to make way for the new build.
Currently, Trent Barton customers must catch their buses at designated spots in the city including near the train station, while National Express passengers must gather near Loxley House. The opposition leader of Nottingham Independents, Cllr Kevin Clarke, described the delay as “a shambles” and believes the entire Broadmarsh site is “jinxed”.
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Last year, there were concerns the new car park would be under-used as it was designed to serve the new Broadmarsh shopping centre, before former owner intu went bust. Car users have also expressed concerns over having to loop around the city in order to reach its entrance.
