Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Economy and Transport
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
To provide contracted bus services on routes
254, 304 and 305 in place of withdrawn Stagecoach
services.
Stagecoach withdrew a number of bus services
at the end of October 2022. These were operated on a commercial
basis up to that point. These are key routes which support an
important public transport need. To maintain the service East
Sussex County Council (ESCC) have urgently adopted them as
contracted services paid for by ESCC.
Without the Council's intervention large parts of East Sussex would
have no access to a bus service.
East Sussex County Council (ESCC) looked at 3
options for the 1066 service. Some of these options involved
enhancements such are operating on Sundays. Enhancements to the
services can be funded using the Bus Service Improvement Plan
(BSIP) budget if necessary.
Publication date: 30/01/2023
Date of decision: 24/01/2023
Effective from: 07/02/2023