A new council-supported bus service to an isolated suburb could be subsidised by cash from bus lane fines.
And the cash from offending drivers could also be used to revive a controversially-axed link to Aberdeen Airport.
The controversial charges brought in around £1.2million to council coffers over the last year- £700,000 of which has been allocated on road maintenance and other ongoing projects such as replacing bus shelters.
But around £467,000 is left over and councillors will meet next week to approve the next range of projects, which could include a supported bus service to Kingswells.
Residents in the community reacted with anger when First Bus withdrew the X40 and Number 11 services on April 1.
They have been replaced with a shuttle bus to take residents to the park and ride, and on to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, but many residents claim they have been left stranded.
Now a £120,00 proposal will be presented to councillors at next week’s infrastructure committee which would see council-supported services run to Kingswells as well as Dubford and from Dyce rail station to the airport.
The number 80 Jet Connect service used to ferry workers between the airport, heliport, Kirkhill Industrial Estate and Dyce Railway Station during the working week, from 6.30am to 6.30pm.
Stagecoach recently withdrew it, blaming low passenger numbers.
But critics said the move worsened access issues because the station was “on the wrong side of the runway”.
Rival proposals for the bus lane cash include hydrogen-fuelled bin lorries, new traffic cameras on Wellington Road and a traffic study around the Bridge of Dee.
Liberal Democrat group leader Ian Yuill supported the possible bus service.
He said: “We are delighted that the council are considering investing in an essential bus service for Kingswells.”
Administration transport spokesman Ross Grant said: “In an ideal world there would be no bus lane enforcement funds but as a council we have committed to ensuring that any funds that are raised are ringfenced and reinvested in a range of transport related projects from roads maintenance, pathways, bus shelters and traffic studies to support our vital green and active travel projects like the ‘I Bike’ cycling officer.”
