Highways Bulletin April 28

Published on: 27 Apr, 2025
Updated on: 29 Apr, 2025

The information for this bulletin comes from Surrey County Council and is written by them.

Report potholes and highway issues here.

Further information on Guildford Borough Council’s Ash Road Bridge works is available on the council’s dedicated webpage.

£1.7m for more cleaner, greener buses across Surrey

Following a successful bid for funding to the Department for Transport, Surrey County Council has been awarded an additional £1.7m for 12 new zero-emission buses. This follows a previous allocation in 2024, taking Surrey’s total provision to over £5 million and 31 new buses in total.

Along with the 34 hydrogen buses already operating across the county, and a further 23 coming into service this Summer, this will see 88 zero-emission buses operating on Surrey’s roads.

The new fully accessible vehicles use green hydrogen and have a range of up to 600 miles. They offer a smooth, quiet ride with free Wi-Fi, charging points and social seating on board.

Matt Furniss, Cabinet member for Transport, Infrastructure and Growth at Surrey County Council said, “I’m delighted that Surrey will benefit from this extra funding which will help us to build upon our own significant investment in providing cleaner buses.

“Introducing these buses to our fleet is expected to deliver an estimated carbon saving of c. 112,000 tonnes over the life of the buses, which is great news for Surrey residents and for everyone else travelling in and out of our county.

“We’ve also invested £6.3 million in more ultra-low and zero emission community transport minibuses, £9 million in bus priority measures to ensure Surrey buses turn up on time, and £1.4m in improving information for passengers at bus stops.

“Our Surrey LINK card gives young people half-price bus travel and we’ve expanded our on-demand Surrey Connect bus services to cover areas where there are limited fixed bus routes, giving more options to travel by bus for all residents right across Surrey, particularly in our rural areas.”

For more info please see – £1.7m for more cleaner, greener buses across Surrey | Surrey News

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