FUNDING that will allow a demonstration track to be built in the centre of Coventry for the city’s proposed Very Light Rail (VLR) system has been agreed as part of a multimillion pound programme of investment aimed at bringing fully-operational VLR routes to fruition in the West Midlands.
In January, the board of West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) approved the first instalment (£36.8 million) of £71.5 million earmarked for what it described as a ‘kickstart’ to VLR projects.