Transport authority claims it 'got balance right' over BusConnects

NTA bows to public pressure by reducing cuts to car-parking spaces, while some proposed bus lanes will instead be bus gates

Chief executive Anne Graham said the NTA has to provide 'the best solution for the public transport system and cycling infrastructure'. Picture: Clare Keogh

The National Transport Authority (NTA) says it has "got the balance right" when it comes to the €600m BusConnects for Cork, amid significant changes to earlier plans.

Following the first series of consultations on the plan, the NTA bowed to public pressure by reducing the levels of car-parking spaces that would have been affected by almost a third, while a number of mooted bus lanes will instead become "bus gates".