PLANS to extend Nottingham's tram system further into the county will come another step closer when councillors meet to discuss the construction of a line into Kimberley.
Private-sector businesses along the proposed tram route into the town have already committed £35,000 towards a feasibility study to explore the viability of bringing the tram to the town.
Broxtowe borough councillors are set to meet next Tuesday to decide whether to approve the creation of the proposed study.
It would be a further update to another study that was completed a few years ago.
Council leader Councillor Milan Radulovic said: "We're delighted to have been given the opportunity to be given a transport solution for the 21st century. Businesses are very keen to see this solution for the mass movement of people without the need for extensive car parking and reliance on fossil fuels."
Councillors will meet to discuss the proposed Kimberley Tram Extension Feasibility Study on Tuesday, July 29, in the New Council Chamber, Town Hall, Beeston at 6pm.