AN improved bus service is on the cards for Limerick City, along with increased bus priority to make journeys faster.
That’s according to Minister of State for Transport, Hildegard Naughton, who was answering a question from Limerick Sinn Féin Senator Paul Gavin raising concerns about transport in Limerick and connections from the city to other destinations.
And the she revealed that the National Transport Authority will shortly undertake a second round of public consultation on a revised draft Limerick-Shannon metropolitan area transport strategy, which will inform transport in both locations for the next 20 years.
She said “Planned sustainable transport investment in the Limerick metropolitan area in the coming years includes upgrades to pedestrian facilities, a radical improvement in the cycle network and delivery of a BusConnects programme.
“BusConnects Limerick is an ambitious programme which will improve the quality of the bus services in the city by providing for extensive bus priority, new vehicles and increased service frequencies.
“It will be implemented alongside a range of behavioural change measures to encourage more people to make sustainable options their preferred modes of transport.”
