Transport chiefs throw money behind £3.8m worth of Renfrewshire projects
dailyrecord.co.ukBosses at Strathclyde Partnership for Transport have ploughed £3.8 million into Renfrewshire projects in the past five years.They say almost £3 million of capital funding has been channelled into travel initiatives in the area since 2017.An additional £900,000 has also been handed to Renfrewshire Council in the 2021/22 financial year to support their delivery of transport projects.Across the area, a number of projects have benefited from the funding including almost £1.4 million which went to boost the area's ageing bus infrastructure, such as improvements to bus stops and shelters in Paisley.Don't miss the latest headlines from around Renfrewshire.
Sign up to our newsletters here.But some of the works have not been without controversy, we told last week how a furore had erupted over the relocation of bus stops in Well Street, moved from one end of the busy thoroughfare to the other in 2018.Now council chiefs have issued paperwork set to spark the relocation of the halts after they proved unpopular with both the community and nearby businesses, who blamed the move for a "significant" impact on trade.The original relocation was blasted by Paisley Northwest councillor Kenny MacLaren, who accused SPT of failing to liaise with the council over the move - which the passenger transport body denies.SNP man Councillor MacLaren said of the outfit over the row: "I wouldn’t trust them to run a toy train set never mind the public transport infrastructure for the West of Scotland."But the SPT's 'Delivering for Renfrewshire' report revealed that cash had been pumped in to sustainable transport projects in the area, including improvements in Johnstone, Renfrew, Bridge of Weir, Houston and Linwood.
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