New Highland Council run bus services to launch next month
The local authority say they're set to make savings of £1.4m with the project.
Last updated 12th Dec 2022
Details of new bus services in Highland, run by the local authority, have been revealed.
Highland Council say they're set to make savings of £1.4m with the project.
Chair of the Economy and Infrastructure Committee, Cllr Ken Gowans said: "It is great to now be able to confirm details of the initial routes our buses will be covering.
"As well as achieving significant savings, we will be able to provide reliable and sustainable routes to communities."
"I’m also pleased to announce that our recruitment campaign for drivers has been successful, and they will be undertaking their induction shortly.
"We will be closely monitoring how these initial routes operate with a view to being able to expand our in-house services in the future.”
A few public bus services will begin on Wednesday 4 January, with further school services beginning on Monday 9 January.
The services are:
- Foyers - Inverness (available to school and public)
- Whitebridge - Inverness (school and public)
- Fort Augustus – Glenurquhart High School (school)
- Tomich – Strathglass – Dingwall/Inverness (public)
- Cawdor – Nairn Academy – Cawdor Primary School (school)
- Nairn Town Service (public)
- Culbokie - Dingwall Academy (school)
- Milton of Leys - Millburn Academy (school)
Details of timetables for each of these routes will be published on the Council’s website shortly.
A Highland Council transport consultation is taking place this Thursday at the Inverness Spectrum Centre - from 4pm until 7pm.