Nottingham City Council Welcomes £16.4Million Transport Funding Boost

More than £16m of external funding will be invested into Nottingham city’s transport network in 2025/26 thanks to the new East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA).  

Nottingham City Council is expected to officially accept the funding at its Executive Board meeting on Tuesday 22 April.  

EMCCA, which has now taken over the role of directing the allocation of local transport funding, is providing funding for projects in Nottingham in four streams: 

This is a new funding stream for the region. It will enable transformational investment in infrastructure alongside the annual Highways Maintenance and Integrated Transport funding awards linked to the Local Transport Plan. This funding will be used to: 

 This funding will be used to:  

 This funding will allow the City Council to continue work on the next phase of walking and cycling improvements on Porchester Road, which will begin immediately. 

 Bus Service Improvement Plan £4.9m 

This funding will be used to accelerate the decarbonisation of the council’s local bus fleet by offering funding that local bus operators can bid for to be used to purchase electric buses and adapt bus depots to EV charging technology 

 Councillor Neghat Khan, Leader of Nottingham City Council and Executive Member for Strategic Regeneration, Transport and Communications said:  “We are delighted to receive this investment into Nottingham thanks to the East Midlands Combined County Authority.  

A 100% increase in the money we have available to maintain and fix our roads will mean we’re able to make a big difference tackling the potholes which risk the safety of cyclists, drivers and pedestrians. 

Thanks to this funding, we’ll be able to make many positive changes to Keep Nottingham Moving, promote integrated transport and active travel, support our local economy, reduce carbon emissions and improve air quality, creating a happier, healthier city.” 

Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward said: “I am delighted we have been given this additional funding to invest in our roads and local transport programmes across the region. This is more than filling potholes and getting people from A to B, it’s about transforming lives and communities, and it will give us a fantastic opportunity to connect people across the region and make it easier to access jobs, skills training, health appointments, and our incredible tourist attractions.” 

PIC-NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL