BENDY BUS SCHEME UNDER SCRUTINY

South Wales Evening Post - 31 March 2007

Swansea councillors are to look at progress being made on the controversial bendy bus scheme.

Members of the Environ- ment Scrutiny Committee will meet on Monday to discuss the project.

The scheme, which uses 18.7 metre hinged buses, is designed to ease traffic congestion in the city.

A report to councillors on the committee highlights "difficult decisions" that need to be made with regards to funding. Swansea Council was given £8.2355 million from the Welsh Assembly in this year's transport grant. It had asked for £15,546, and wanted to use the majority of the money for the bendy bus system and to revamp the Quadrant bus centre.

The size of the grant could mean delays or cuts to the project.