The UK Department for Transport has awarded the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) £570m to invest in sustainable transport schemes across the county.
The City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement funding will support schemes for the next five years and delivery will be managed by SYMCA.
These include improvements to the bus network and the introduction of zero-emission buses.
In Sheffield, Supertram will be improved and several priority bus routes will be established, including better active travel links to the north of the city, via the Northern General Hospital.
Cllr Julie Grocutt, co-chair of Sheffield City Council’s Transport, Regeneration and Climate Policy Committee, said: “We are committed to safer and more sustainable travel and it is fantastic that Sheffield, as well as the wider region, has secured the funding it needs to see out its ambitions.
“As England’s fourth-largest city it is crucial we can offer a travel network that residents deserve, and it is more important than ever that the service on offer is sustainable in line with our goal of achieving net zero carbon by 2030.”
