What will be done to minimise pollution and noise?
Residents may have concerns over the levels of air and noise pollution to which they will be exposed if the scheme is built. This has been a primary concern since the earliest stages of planning the scheme. Our intention is that the only vehicles able to use the corridor will be high-specification, low emission buses, using the latest technology; emergency vehicles and service and maintenance vehicles. It is expected that the scheme will increase bus patronage, reducing car use and congestion on the parallel A32. Once the proposed wider BRT route is developed, use of the network will increase further and encourage more people not to use their cars, thus reducing emissions further. In respect of noise, we expect that the buses will be high-specification modern buses with relatively low noise levels. The proposal for two buses every five to ten minutes will mean that the noise will not be constant as it is for a road such as the A32; however, a study is being undertaken to record existin
