Provision of a bus lane would enable buses to overtake queueing traffic.
I can see the case for an imaginative new bridge, incorporating a light railway, a bus lane, a cycle lane and provision for pedestrians.
It is no good having a bus lane if buses do not use it and there is not enough room for cars to pass.
They would not have to use the bus lane, but they would probably welcome the choice.
I do not know of any place that needs a 24-hour bus lane.
Although a bicycle may be correctly placed on the road, there may be a little overhang in the bus lane.
I think that most would prefer to ride in the bus lane, close to the kerb.
However, because the police say that they cannot enforce it, the local authority is now proposing a 24-hour bus lane.
