Brighton & Hove City Council flags £1.14bn regional transport funding and bus franchising work
The new Sussex and Brighton Strategic Authority has secured a £1.14bn investment fund over 30 years, plus over £30m in the next two years and more than £9m in capacity funding over four years. The meeting also said further revenue funding will be accepted on 29 July to examine bus franchising across Sussex.
Brighton & Hove City Council · South East · 22 July 2026
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We've secured new investment funding for the region, which includes a long term investment fund of £1,140,000,000 over thirty years.
Also said in the meeting
“Our meeting next week, on the twenty ninth, we will also be receiving and accepting further revenue funding from government. This time to specifically look at bus franchising across the whole area.”
“We've also additionally got over £9,000,000 in capacity funding over the next four years to support our operation and getting things off the ground.”
What we know
- The Sussex and Brighton Strategic Authority has secured a £1.14bn investment fund over 30 years.
- The authority also has over £30m released over the next two years and over £9m in capacity funding over four years.
- Further revenue funding is due to be accepted on 29 July to look at bus franchising across the whole area.
Why this is a signal, not noise
The meeting gave an explicit funding value and a dated next-step meeting on 29 July, indicating imminent regional commissioning and procurement activity.
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Source
Housing, Devo and City Plan, 22 July 2026
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- Set alerts for any follow-on commissioning, grant-funded work, or market engagement linked to the Sussex and Brighton Strategic Authority.
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