Half of bus shelters need repairs
GoogleNearly half of a local authority's bus shelters need fixing or are in a poor condition, according to a region-wide survey.
Earlier this year Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) surveyed more than 3,700 bus shelters. It found that 48% of the structures in Redcar and Cleveland were poor or required repairs.
The local authority said this was due to "limited funding" and the need to prioritise "safety-critical highway maintenance".
TVCA said bus stop maintenance was a local authority responsibility but that it had made funding available to help with any repairs as a "one-off investment".
It also said it planned to use funds from a government bus improvement grant to invest in bus shelters.
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council said it was working to fix some of the 68 bus shelters which had been rated as substandard.
The combined authority's survey also gave about 25% of Stockton's bus stops a poor rating, whereas 18% were found in this condition in Hartlepool.
Stockton Borough Council said it was addressing the issue.
Hartlepool Borough Council said it did not have any funding to fix the bus shelters it maintained on a "reactive basis".
It said looked forward to TVCA funding to help it tackle the issue.
