New bus shelter 'not fit for purpose' as complaints pour in within weeks of installation
A new bus shelter is ‘not fit for purpose’ after complaints were received just weeks after it was installed.
The new shelter was installed at Bowling Green Lane car park in Knighton on May 29 after months of discussion and a bus users’ survey but residents have contacted the council and taken to social media to complain.
They say it lets in rain and the seats are located too close to the back, making it difficult for people to use them.
Resident Lyn Robinson invited councillors to ‘huddle under the narrow roof next time there’s a driving north-westerly carrying torrential rain’.
She said; “That bus shelter was obviously designed and signed off by someone who has NEVER had to wait for a bus. Worse than useless. Disgraceful waste of people’s money and further evidence that the town council never, ever bothers to consult its community.”
Knighton Town Council contributed £3,500 towards the new shelter and they secured £2,250 from Powys County Council towards it too.
