The Unofficial Weymouth & Portland 2012 Olympic Blog

The South West Regional assembly have promised an increase of £18 million to Weymouth’s transport budget to help provide intelligent transport solutions in time for the 2012 games.

These ‘intelligent transport systems’ include park-and-ride schemes, modernised buses, improved road junctions, computerised timetables (as you may have seen in Bournemouth).

The recommendation now lies with the Department for Transport who will have the final say on whether the funding is to be granted or not.

MP Jim Knight commented “I’m pleased with this decision. It’s very important for the area to make the most out of the Olympics and, indeed, the regional assembly.

Some people have said to me the relief road alone will not cure all the town’s transport problems.

That’s why money for smaller schemes like this is so important - they complement each other.”