Lord Street better for buses than Sea Terminal

Infrastructure Minister Tim Crookall says the best option for improving facilities for bus passengers in Douglas is to wait for Lord Street to been redeveloped.

In a report due to be laid before Tynwald during its June sitting, he says the Sea Terminal was considered as a bus interchange but was too difficult to get buses into while allowing passengers through to ferries.

Mr Crookall says testing is underway to see if it's viable to put a bus stop in front of the terminal.

But he concludes the best solution to providing better passenger facilities is to wait to see if a recently-announced redevelopment of Lord Street goes ahead and to build a bus station as part of that.