THE redevelopment of Beeston bus station is late because targets have been missed by the company building new tramlines through the town.
The bus station is being revamped as part of extensive works , which will see tramlines run near to the existing site and reconstruction of the nearby shopping precinct.
However Councillor Milan Radulovic, the leader of the Labour group on Broxtowe Borough Council, has complained that many of the improvements that should have already been in place are not complete.
He said: "They say that the work should have been done by now. It has been a great disappointment and was becoming an issue of confidence."
Mr Radulovic has said that he has heard of older people shivering in the rain at the bus station where there are no shelters.
The council leader has released a list of work he says has not yet been completed. This includes:
Railings outside the precinct and around the toilets
Lighting on the new platform
Litter bins on the new platform
Seating on the new platform
New walkway crossing needs to be improved
Signage for disabled access
Trip hazards need to be addressed
Curb corners near the toilets to be reduced to improve bus access
Curb line needs to be altered on the carriage way where the new platform is
Signs for pedestrians
Nottingham City Council supply funding to Nottingham Express Transit (NET), who are responsible for the construction via Tramlink and Taylor Woodrow Alstom.
Mr Radulovic appealed to Jon Collins, leader of the city council for assistance.
Mr Collins said he sympathised with how this had affected people and would be pressing his officers to hit targets.
He said: "People think with the best of intentions over optimistically, driven to get the work done.
"I can however fully understand the frustrations and concerns that Milan and his colleagues have felt.
"The companies need to adjust the dates to make them ones they can definitely hit rather than possibly reach."
While the efforts to get back on track have been welcomed by Mr Radulovic some people feel they've lost all hope that things will improve.
Bill Levers, 76, of Chilwell, has said that he's seen older people collapse from the cold for want of a bus station.
He added: "I've got heart trouble and without things like bus shelters the cold starts to affect my health.
"You only have to look around to see how far off these facilities are from being completed. I am not hopeful at all about it."
