New digital signs to be installed at some Wiltshire bus stops
It's costing around £600,000
New digital signs are going to be installed at a number of bus stop across Wiltshire.
188 new Real Time Passenger Information signs will aim to give passengers up to the minute journey information.
They will cost around £600,000 and will be installed during October and November.
The old ones will be switched off on the 31st August, which means that during September there will be no RTPI signs in service.
It's because the computer system that controls the new ones is incompatible with the old versions.
Cllr Richard Clewer, Leader of Wiltshire Council, said:
“This is a significant investment into Wiltshire’s public transport system that will improve the experience for bus users throughout the county.
“The new digital signs will be rolled out in phases during October and November and will become operational soon after that.
“Unfortunately, because the old signs are at the end of their life, we will have to turn them off on 31 August and there won’t be any real-time digital signs in use at Wiltshire bus stops until the rollout of the new signage has been completed.
“We apologise for any inconvenience caused by this short break in the RTPI service, but we’re confident that the wait will be worth it, and soon people can enjoy greatly improved digital and real-time signage at bus stops throughout the county.”
You can find bus timetables on the Connecting Wiltshire website.