Plans have been put forward on how to spend more than £1.4million bus lane fine funds in Aberdeen.
Members of the strategic commissioning committee will meet next week to decide on how to spend £1.45million obtained from fines paid by drivers using bus lanes.
But this year’s funds include £110,148 that was left unspent last year.
The programme for the year ahead includes £450,000 to be spent on general roads maintenance, £100,000 for paths around Hazlehead park and £106,600 to build a new footpath to Aberdeen crematorium.
Other allocations include £100,000 for to replace 15 bus shelters and £107,831 for towards the cost of the hydrogen refuelling centre in Cove.
In 2015/16, charging drivers for breaching bus lanes resulted in a collective £595,975 fine.
But in the year 2016/17 a massive £1,287,792 was raked in.
The majority of the extra cash came from fines generated from the city’s controversial Bedford Road bus gate.
Other funding from this year will be used for a range of supported bus services in the city – including in the “cut off” community of Kingswells which had their service withdrawn last year.
Kingswells, Sheddocksley and Summerhill councillor David Cameron said: “These services will be a lifeline for my constituents in Kingswells and I was glad that the administration got on board with my proposals.
“Although it is incredibly frustrating that we are plugging gaps in our transport network, whilst private companies make fortunes from more profitable routes, it is the right thing to do to help those people affected.”
Council transport spokesman Ross Grant said: “The delivery of many of these schemes will have a positive impact on the way in which we all get about the city.”
