Last updated 2024/08/13
Introduction
The government announced the Bus Back Better National Bus Strategy in 2021.
The latest version of Devon County Council’s Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) was updated in June 2024 following the new BSIP guidance from the DFT which was released in January 2024.
Devon County Council’s BSIP 2024 v 3.0 June 2024.pdf
We subsequently secured government funding to deliver a range of schemes across Devon, which is specifically allocated to infrastructure enhancements to benefit buses. It cannot be reallocated to bus or rail service enhancements, or to other County Council responsibilities, e.g. road maintenance.
An Update on the Bus Service Improvement Plan Grant was given in 2023 November.
2023 November Scrutiny committee update.
Further information about each of the proposals is provided below.
Countywide
- Countywide Pinchpoint Removal programme
- There are locations throughout the network where smaller-scale, quick-win interventions could improve the smooth, safe passage of public service vehicles by removing “pinchpoints”.
Exeter
- New North Road
- Exeter Central Corridor
- Exeter Eastern Corridor
Barnstaple
- Gratton Way, Roundswell
- Braunton Road
- Bus-Rail integration enhancements at Railway Station
Teignbridge
- Newton Abbot
- Deliver a range of technological interventions at existing signalised junctions and crossings within Newton Abbot Town Centre, to improve bus priority, corridor capacity and reduce bus journey times and delay.
- Drumbridges Bus Stop Multi-Modal Integration Improvements
- Installation of new bus shelters and real-time journey time information
West Devon
- Yelverton
- Multi-modal bus stop integration improvements at Yelverton Roundabout bus stop.
| Scheme | Committee | Estimated cost (£000s) | TRO advertised | TRO approved | Construction period | Complete |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gratton Way, Roundswell | Cabinet 2023 October | £525 | 30/05/2024 – 20/06/2024 | Yes | 1/10/2024 – 31/01/2025 | |
| New North Road | Cabinet 2023 October | £400 | 15/02/2024 – 07/03/2024 | Yes | 24/06/2024 – 26/07/2024 | Yes |
| Barnstaple Railway Station | Cabinet 2024 September | £786 | ||||
| Exeter Central Corridor | Cabinet 2024 July | £1,022 | ||||
| Exeter Eastern Corridor | Cabinet 2024 July | £564 | ||||
| Braunton Road | Cabinet 2024 July | £939 | 08/08/2024 – 30/08/2024 | 1/12/2024 – 31/03/2025 | ||
| Newton Abbot | Cabinet 2024 July | £245 | Not needed | Not needed | ||
| Drumbridges | Teignbridge Hatoc 2023 November | £83 | Not needed | Not needed | ||
| Yelverton | West Devon HATOC 2024 July | £80 | TRO needed | |||
| Countywide Pinchpoint Removal programme | Cabinet 2024 September | £347 | ||||