The Government funding will be spent on a number of schemes in the city
Government funding will be used to improve the city’s bus network(Image: Hull Bus Alliance)
Measures aimed to make bus travel more attractive have been approved by Hull City Council‘s cabinet. The cabinet has signed off on how the authority will spend £7.8m of Government funding to make bus travel in the city more convenient and reliable.
At a meeting on Monday, April 27, the cabinet approved how it will allocate Hull’s Local Authority Bus Grant (LABG) for 2026/27. The Government funding has been allocated to the council from the Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority.
The council will use the funding to fund measures that, it is hoped, will improve public transport facilities and highway infrastructure as well as increasing service frequency on key routes and the delivery of targeted initiatives, with the aim of growing passenger numbers and helping to make the city greener and better connected. The work will be done alongside local bus operators, Stagecoach East Midlands and East Yorkshire Buses, through the Hull Bus Alliance.
Following the cabinet’s approval, the funding will be used to deliver the following schemes:
- Bus shelter investment: Provide additional shelters for bus users to make journeys more comfortable, safe and appealing.
- Real-time Information Displays: Installation of new, digital signage to provide up-to-date bus information citywide, improving accuracy of information to customers and providing greater confidence and reduce uncertainty for those using public transport.
- Additional bus services: Reduce passenger waiting times and promote bus usage by increasing the frequency of services to every 10 minutes on key routes.
- Marfleet Community Bus: Continue working with local charity, Hull Community Transport, to maintain the Marfleet Community Bus that provides a community link three days per week.
- Moorsbus (M1): Continue part-funding, alongside East Riding of Yorkshire Council, a Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday service from Hull to the North York Moors, from May 3 to September 28.
- Freedom Pass: Continue funding, alongside East Riding of Yorkshire Council, the Young Persons Freedom Pass to provide care leavers, under the age of 25, with free travel with both operators in Hull and the East Riding.
- Moving Traffic Violation (MTV): Continue developing MTV camera and enforcement schemes for yellow box junctions and bus lane camera enforcement across the city to support bus accessibility and improve punctuality.
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In the report to the cabinet, comments from the council’s portfolio holder for transport, Cllr Mark Ieronimo, state: “I support this decision. This package focuses on practical improvements that will support residents in their everyday journeys. It includes measures to improve reliability, provide clearer information and enhance waiting environments, alongside continued support for affordable travel. Together, these proposals will help maintain accessible and dependable bus services across the city, making it easier for people to get to work, education and essential services.”
Stuart Fillingham, commercial director at East Yorkshire Buses, said: “We’re proud to continue working closely with Hull City Council through the Hull Bus Alliance to deliver meaningful improvements for passengers. This funding will help us build on the progress already made, making bus travel in Hull more reliable, convenient and attractive for the people who rely on it every day.”
Dave Skepper, commercial director at Stagecoach East Midlands, added: “Buses are vital to the Hull economy and essential for local people, enabling them to get to work, education, healthcare, the shops, and visit friends and family. Buses are great value too, at a time when the fuel-price spike is making it less affordable for many people to run a car.
“Working in partnership, as we do in Hull, is the best way to deliver bus services, and we are pleased to see these important initiatives making bus travel even better for local people.”
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