Council welcomes bus funds

An £82.5 million scheme to provide new electric buses will ‘transform’ a city’s bus network, a council has said.

The government has awarded Oxfordshire County Council £32.8 million for 159 new buses to serve Oxford and surrounding areas.

The funding comes from the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) scheme, which helps authorities outside London introduce new buses and infrastructure.

Oxfordshire County Council will add another £6 million to the funds; a further £43.7 million will come from bus companies.