Recently, the Planning and Building Committee in Uppsala hammered out the proposal for a detailed plan for the city's new public transport.
The board is set to build a tramway to connect central Uppsala with the new Uppsala railway station.
The opposition instead wants to see a system with so-called trunk buses - electrified express buses.
Without state support, it will be neither or.
Looking for billion support
Through urban environment agreements, the municipality is applying for at least just over two billion kronor in state support.
- The goal is to get half of what they cost.
We calculate the sum carefully, but it is about a number of billions, says Erik Pelling.
Half the cost means the cost of the infrastructure.
The region is responsible for vehicles and depots.
Got the nob earlier
During the summer of 2019, the Swedish Transport Administration said no to the municipality's application for state billion aid to the Ultuna link.
What happens if you get no again?
- If we do not get money, we will have to start again.
We are not putting any energy into it now but it is clear that it would be very dizzying.
Political locking
The Moderates' Therez Almerfors (M) votes against the proposal to build a tram.
She believes that large sums of money will go to investigate whether and how the tramway will be built.
- It appears from the documents that there will be more investigations because the tram itself is so heavy.
It is a challenge at Uppsalaleran in terms of settlements and bearing capacity.
Those investigations are not needed if you go ahead with BRT instead, she says.
See the plans for the tramway in the clip.