Tracking and priority in £18m Nottingham bus route upgrade to tram standards

Ten Nottingham city-centre bus routes are being upgraded in an £18 million investment to bring them close to the standards of the cities tramway. Improvements include tracking devices on all buses to give late-running services priority at traffic signals; extended use of smartcard payment to speed up boarding and better disabled access on buses and at bus stops.

The aim is to bring the services up to the same performance standards as the Nottingham tram for journey times, reliability,...