Bus link to boost station progress.
This week the town was awarded a 660,500 grant to create a Transport Interchange at the station site, where a fleet of small buses will carry passengers to villages across the Lune Valley. The transport cash boost is expected to strengthen the station's regeneration plans with the county council already expressing an interest in renting one of the new shop units for a travel information centre. Tenders for contracts to undertake the first phase of the 1.15 million development went out this week and work could start as soon as April. Infrastructure changes will include a central interchange at Carnforth Railway Station and a bus focal point at Haws Hill to complement the new network. The first phase will involve bringing the car park buildings up to an occupiable standard and making walls and roofs sound.