Lancaster and Morecambe's local radio station, Beyond Radio has reported that bus shelters in Lancaster are being upgraded in a £120,000 scheme by Lancashire County Council. Here is their report:
Bus shelters across Lancaster and Morecambe are being replaced after inspections found 'some corrosion' in the brackets supporting the roofs.
The work to replace the 14 shelters began earlier this month and is expected to be completed in June.
The total cost of the replacements by Lancashire County Council is around £120,000 from a budget set aside to upgrade infrastructure on local bus routes.
The shelters being replaced in the Lancaster district are on Stanley Road, Bare Lane, Low Lane, Lancaster Road, Scale Hall Lane, Barton Road, Claughton Drive and Heysham Road.
Here is an example of the new style of bus shelter on Low Lane in Torrisholme.
A spokesman for Lancashire County Council said: "We're currently replacing 14 bus shelters around the county which are of a particular style, with a cantilevered roof to protect passengers from the worst of the weather, but no side panels.
"These shelters have been in place for 20 years and recent inspections found some corrosion to the brackets which support the roof, which is why we're replacing them before this becomes a bigger problem.
"All of the new shelters will have side panels to help make people's journeys more comfortable."
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POST UPDATED TO INCLUDE A FULL LIST OF THE NEW SHELTER LOCATIONS
Stop Name
- Sandylands, Cavendish Rd (opp) Stanley Road
- Bare, Mayfield Dr (Opp)
Bare Lane - Torrisholme, Hexham Rd (opp) Low Lane
- Torrisholme, Fell Rd (opp) Low Lane
- Torrisholme, Fell Rd (by) Low Lane
- Torrisholme, Michaelson Ave (By) Lancaster Road
- Torrisholme, Michaelson Ave (by) Lancaster Road
- Scale Hall, Scale Hall Lane (by) Scale Hall Lane
- Scale Hall, Scale Hall Lane (adj) Scale Hall Lane
- Scale Hall, Spar (opp) Scale Hall Lane
- Scotforth, Wakefield drive (by) Barton Rd
- Hala, Whinfell drive (By) Claughton Drive
- Sandylands, Cross Cop (adj) Heysham Rd
- Torrisholme, Hexham rd (by) Low Lane
Above information from Lancashire County Council's Public Transport Team.
