Coventry Live readers are divided over the ongoing Coventry Very Light Rail project , which is set to bring trams back to the city's streets. The scheme first proposed seven years ago, is currently awaiting government approval for a £16.5 million funding boost for the initial city centre track.
Despite facing several setbacks, the project has managed to develop test tracks and a prototype vehicle with previously granted funding of £15 million for stages 1 and 2. The planned route for the track will run from Coventry station to Pool Meadow bus station, showcasing the feasibility of constructing the rail system at an estimated cost of around £10 million per km. Stage 3 of the project involves an 800m demonstrator track for research purposes, while Stage 4 is centred around a business case for the first commercial line, seeking an additional £8.
5 million in funding. Read more: Anger as 'beautiful' trees to be axed for Coventry cycle lane Readers have taken to the comments section , with one reader DavidM writing: "They've got one in Birmingham. I rode it around 40 years ago, so Coventry are a bit behind.
Curious to know where it will go from and to, the obvious route would be the bus station to the train station." Kokonuts says: "It's not being funded by council money, so all the gripes about council wasting money are a bit tired and worn. They can't use the money for potholes or street cleaning etc, a s for the cost millions is not a big number in the 21st century.
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