Editing Fastway (bus rapid transit) (section)

==Promoters==
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The Fastway project was promoted and funded by a [[public-private partnership]]. The consortium included [[West Sussex|West Sussex County Council]], [[Surrey|Surrey County Council]], [[Crawley|Crawley Borough Council]], [[Reigate and Banstead|Reigate and Banstead Borough Council]], [[BAA Limited|BAA Gatwick]], [[British Airways]]. There is also support from the UK Department for Transport.

The project initially included a £3 million contribution by [[Metrobus (South East England)|Metrobus]], the bus operator, and its parent company, the [[Go-Ahead Group]], but this was withdrawn after construction had started, and the money was replaced by West Sussex County Council.

The projected cost started at £27 million and was later revised to £32 million, then £35 million, with between £7.5 and £10 million from West Sussex County Council. The final cost of the scheme is still unknown, but has risen from the original estimates and was described as £6 million over budget

Metrobus has stated that passenger figures are up 10 percent, with 35 percent of journeys being to and from Gatwick.  One million passengers were carried in the first seven months of operation.