First UK variable bus lane opens

UK highways servicing contractor, Ringway, has successfully delivered a scheme on behalf of Solihull Council to improve travel links in the Solihull area that includes a new variable bus lane, the first of its kind in the UK.The variable bus lane uses the Ringway-installed CCTV and digital signage to adjust the status of the bus lane in order that it does not remain empty during peak traffic times. “This pioneering bus lane is just one aspect of the ANITA Project, which has seen Ringway provide a dedicated
April 17, 2012 Read time: 2 mins
UK highways servicing contractor, 4931 Ringway, has successfully delivered a scheme on behalf of 4930 Solihull Council to improve travel links in the Solihull area that includes a new variable bus lane, the first of its kind in the UK.

The variable bus lane uses the Ringway-installed CCTV and digital signage to adjust the status of the bus lane in order that it does not remain empty during peak traffic times. “This pioneering bus lane is just one aspect of the ANITA Project, which has seen Ringway provide a dedicated infrastructure that will greatly improve the travel links in and around Solihull,” said Scott Wardrop, Ringway’s group managing director.

An estimated 20,000 workers are believed to rely on public transport in the area – not including the footfall of non-workers to the National Exhibition Centre (1068 NEC), airport and train station – and until now the links were widely considered to be inadequate. Ringway began work on the ANITA Project in 2009 and the programme of improvements has seen the company oversee and deliver a range of improvements to the local infrastructure.
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