A feasibility study has been commissioned to explore extending Nottingham’s tram network – with Gedling being a favoured option.
BBC News has reported that the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) approved £300,000 to fund the study at a board meeting on Monday.
Gedling is among three locations identified as potential locations for an extension.
The proposed extension to Gedling Village would go via Nottingham Racecourse and the new Teal Close development.
The Nottingham Express Transit network first opened in 2004 and the second phase extension opened in 2015.
Routes to Clifton and Chilwell are also being considered.
Regional mayor Claire Ward told the BBC: “We know that tram extensions are a really big investment and they also take a long time, so we’ve committed £300,000 for a feasibility study to look at some of those options and to just give us more information
“Ultimately it has to be a viable option, and we won’t know whether it is or whether any of those are options until we’ve had some feasibility work done.”
Last year Andrew Conroy, chief operating officer of Tramlink, which runs the network, told local councillors an extension to Gedling would be the ‘favoured’ option.
He said: “A route to Gedling could be the right thing commercially – it brings people onto the network and opens up channels to Newark and Lincoln”.
The EMCCA will take on responsibility for the tram network in 2034.
