![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/extra-15m-pledged-towards-possible-bristol-underground/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/127392929_gettyimages-830298482.jpg&description=Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, People living in Bristol had "waited long enough" for a new transport network, Mr Rees saidA further £15m has been pledged towards a possible new underground network for Bristol.Mayor Marvin Rees made the announcement in his last State of the City speech.He said "Bristolians have waited long enough" for a new transport network to alleviate the city's traffic problems.It was his final address as the city's mayor after voters opted to dispense with the role and return to a committee system.Mr Rees, who became Bristol's elected mayor in 2016, said he hoped city politicians could work together and "continue the momentum" his administration had started.He said the "economic and geological assessments" of a potential mass transit network had been completed."We are about to commit a further £15m with our neighbours to take this work to the next stage," he said.Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Mr Rees was giving his last State of the City address before the role of elected mayor is dispensed with"Overground and underground networks are fast, efficient, low-carbon transport systems. They are essential for a modern, crowded city."There cannot be any U-turns, no shying away from the challenge of delivery for those who come next, be they Bristol councillors or the combined authority."Mr Rees said that overall, despite progress being made on housing and on major projects such as the development at Temple Island, his administration had inherited a "decaying" infrastructure."From the crumbling harbour wall, to a collapsing Chocolate Path to at least eight bridges with structural flaws, the city we have inherited is one in which so much is at end of life," he continued."I liken it to taking ownership of a car that has never been serviced and then told the cam belt urgently needed changing. In the case of the Chocolate Path, it snapped."He said £18m had been set aside to repair the following bridges; Redcliffe, Prince Street, Gaol Fer){kind=link}
A further £15m has been pledged towards a possible new underground network for Bristol.
Mayor Marvin Rees made the announcement in his last State of the City speech.
He said “Bristolians have waited long enough” for a new transport network to alleviate the city’s traffic problems.
It was his final address as the city’s mayor after voters opted to dispense with the role and return to a committee system.
Mr Rees, who became Bristol’s elected mayor in 2016, said he hoped city politicians could work together and “continue the momentum” his administration had started.