Upgrading of Chua Chu Kang Bus Interchange

Mr Zaqy Mohamad asked the Minister for Transport whether the Ministry has plans to (i) upgrade Chua Chu Kang Bus Interchange to cope with increased bus services, commuter demand and resident population growth by 2016 with new BTO developments in Keat Hong;

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and (ii) develop Chua Chu Kang Bus Interchange into an integrated transport hub.

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is working with the Urban Redevelopment Authority and the relevant land use agencies to review the redevelopment plans for the town centre, which will include an assessment of when the Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange can be upgraded or redeveloped into an integrated transport hub.

In the meantime, to improve the flow of buses exiting Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange, LTA had removed a taxi stand and installed railings along Choa Chu Kang Avenue 4. A stretch of Choa Chu Kang Avenue 4, between Choa Chua Kang Loop and Choa Chu Kang Drive, will be widened to improve the nearby traffic junctions by the second quarter of 2016. The bus operator has also deployed marshals on the ground to facilitate passenger and bus movements.