Frustration as village misses out on service

BUS FIRM SAYS ROAD LAYOUT IS UNSAFE

- By STUART ARNOLD Local democracy reporter [e-mail]

A BUS company says an unsafe road exit means it cannot run a direct service from an East Cleveland village.

Lazenby has been without a bus for a number of years to the annoyance of some villagers, although talks have been held with local operator Arriva North East.

The company said a central refuge used to exit the village westbound onto the A174 wasn’t big enough for its buses to use without overhanging into the busy carriageway. Despite this it was open to further discussions about a possible solution.

The Tees Valley Combined Authority, which funds highways improvements with cash from the Department of Transport and also continues to subsidise some rural bus services, has said there are no current proposals to alter the exit.