Traffic Congestion in Jurong East with New Developments

Debated in Parliament on 13 Jul 2015.

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Mr Ang Wei Neng questioned the Ministry's plans to address traffic congestion in Jurong East due to new developments like Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and Genting Hotel Jurong.
LTA has completed road improvements since 2011, including widening key roads and adding new ones, with further plans to widen Jurong East Street 21 and enhance the road network for the High Speed Rail terminus.
To reduce localised crowding, LTA is adding more bus alighting points and providing parking availability information, while public transport services will see significant upgrades including more MRT trains and new lines.

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Ang Wei Neng

Mr Ang Wei Neng asked the Minister for Transport what are the Ministry's plans to ease the traffic congestion at Jurong East in view of the recent developments in the area, including the opening of Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and Genting Hotel Jurong.

Lui Tuck Yew

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has completed a series of road improvements works in Jurong East since 2011. These include the widening of Jurong Town Hall Road and Jurong East Street 11, and the construction of new roads, such as Jurong Gateway Road and Gateway Drive. With the completion of the Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Jurong East Street 21 will also be widened from a dual one-lane road to a dual two-lane road. To minimise localised crowding due to chartered bus pick-ups and drop-offs, and parking queues at JEM and Westgate, LTA is introducing more alighting points for buses and more information on availability of parking in the vicinity.

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With the siting of Singapore’s High Speed Rail terminus at Jurong East, LTA will further improve the road network there to support the terminus and surrounding developments.

Public transport services serving Jurong East are also being improved significantly. Apart from additional trains for the North-South and East-West MRT Lines and the upgrading of the signalling system, crowding at the Jurong East station should be reduced when Downtown Line Stage 2 opens by the end of this year. Jurong East will also be served by the Jurong Region Line and Cross Island Line in the longer term.

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Mr Ang Wei Neng questioned the Ministry's plans to address traffic congestion in Jurong East due to new developments like Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and Genting Hotel Jurong.
LTA has completed road improvements since 2011, including widening key roads and adding new ones, with further plans to widen Jurong East Street 21 and enhance the road network for the High Speed Rail terminus.
To reduce localised crowding, LTA is adding more bus alighting points and providing parking availability information, while public transport services will see significant upgrades including more MRT trains and new lines.

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Traffic Congestion in Jurong East with New Developments

Debated in Parliament on 13 Jul 2015.

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Mr Ang Wei Neng questioned the Ministry's plans to address traffic congestion in Jurong East due to new developments like Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and Genting Hotel Jurong.
LTA has completed road improvements since 2011, including widening key roads and adding new ones, with further plans to widen Jurong East Street 21 and enhance the road network for the High Speed Rail terminus.
To reduce localised crowding, LTA is adding more bus alighting points and providing parking availability information, while public transport services will see significant upgrades including more MRT trains and new lines.

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Ang Wei Neng

Lui Tuck Yew

Page: 125

With the siting of Singapore’s High Speed Rail terminus at Jurong East, LTA will further improve the road network there to support the terminus and surrounding developments.

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Mr Ang Wei Neng questioned the Ministry's plans to address traffic congestion in Jurong East due to new developments like Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and Genting Hotel Jurong.
LTA has completed road improvements since 2011, including widening key roads and adding new ones, with further plans to widen Jurong East Street 21 and enhance the road network for the High Speed Rail terminus.
To reduce localised crowding, LTA is adding more bus alighting points and providing parking availability information, while public transport services will see significant upgrades including more MRT trains and new lines.

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Traffic Congestion in Jurong East with New Developments

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Traffic Congestion in Jurong East with New Developments

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