Rotherham Interchange reopened on Sunday 3 March, following a £12 million refurbishment scheme.
SYPTE Executive Director, Stephen Edwards, said the investment aims to encourage bus use by providing a ‘welcoming and accessible’ environment that supports the connection of people to places in the borough and beyond: “The improved Rotherham Interchange will provide a better, brighter place for public transport users as well as those visiting, living and working in the town. 17 million people travelling through the Interchange each year, using 1,299 buses a day, will now benefit from new seating, lighting, information displays, electrics and flooring, CCTV and free public WiFi.”
The 10-month closure incorporated 150,000 hours of construction work, using 10,000 litres of paint, and installing 11,000 floor tiles, 10km of electric cables, 3,800m2 of cladding, 350 sheets of glass and 21 crates of solar panels to provide the building’s energy needs. Platform C of the Interchange and the car park above will reopen in spring 2019, with new surfacing, larger parking bays and better pedestrian routes. 3,800m2 of external cladding has been replaced and 10 electric vehicle charging points installed.
Allan Riggall, Commercial Director at First South Yorkshire, said: “We’re pleased to announce that bus services will return to serving Rotherham Interchange, now that the £12m refurbishment works have been completed. Alongside this, we have renumbered some services and made changes to some routes to reflect changes in travel behaviour in the town, with more direct journeys to both Meadowhall and Parkgate as an example.”
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