One bus shelter to be completed this week delay on other one
There had been numerous calls for bus shelters to protect people from rain
At least one of the two new bus shelters on William Street in Tullamore is to be finished this week.
Senior Executive Engineer with Offaly County Council, John Connelly said work on the shelter at Ritzy's will finalise this week. The second shelter located across the road will take a while longer as there is a delay in the arrival of glass for the structure. This could take another 10 days or up to two weeks, said Mr Connelly.
Speaking previously Councillor Declan Harvey said, ''I have been looking for these for some time. I hope all the buses will park at the stops now. These are the dedicated stops. We don't want busses parking all over the town,'' he said.
Two bus shelters are also to be installed in Clara and Tubber is also expected to get two bus shelters.
There has been a marked increase in the numbers of people using public transport in Laois Offaly. The local link service is proving very popular with commuters.
Eamon Ryan, Minister for Transport said: “Public transport has turned a significant corner this year. Communities up and down the country are now benefiting from the significantly increased and enhanced public transport and the new lower fares we have introduced. The numbers of people using our buses, trains and trams this year are really encouraging. It shows that when you provide good transport services people flock to them, in both urban and rural areas. This year we will continue to invest in and improve transport services with more town buses, more rural services and progression on transformative Bus Corridors in our cities, now starting to come out of planning.
“As new services are introduced people are talking with their feet and jumping on board which is hugely encouraging as lots of new services have been introduced allowing people to travel sustainably and to leave their cars at home.”