Council presses ahead with Hull peak time-only bus lane plans…
Details have been released about how Hull's bus lanes would work if they move to peak times with the plans open for comment. The bus lanes would operate from 7am to 9.30am inbound and from 4pm to 6.30pm outbound, outside of which they would be open to all traffic. Hull City Council leader Cllr Mike Ross said the move towards the formal consultation required with road users, residents, businesses and others showed people's views were being listened to. It comes as the Liberal Democrat administration made reforming the city's all day bus lanes a cornerstone of their election platform when they first took power in 2022. A Transport Survey they commissioned found 65 per cent of respondents wanted to return to peak times only bus lanes. Read more:Council explains why cameras have gone up along Hull's Freetown Way All day bus lanes were brought in in July 2020 under the previous Labour administration to help improve public transport and cycling facilities to promote alternatives to cars. But the return of traffic to Hull's roads following the easing of coronavirus restrictions saw roads become congested, with many blaming the moves and handling of road works. Labour leader Cllr Daren Hale said ahead of May's local elections that they would wait for the findings of a report into returning to peak times only before taking a position. They have also accused the Liberal Democrats of doing the Transp
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