Plans to Enhance Public Bus Services in Bedok North Street 3

Mr Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap asked the Minister for Transport in view of the scheduled completion of two HDB rental blocks beside Blocks 535 and 536 in Bedok North Street 3 in 2016, whether there are any plans to enhance the public bus services serving the area.

Bedok North Street 3 is currently served by SBST feeder service 225, which links residents to Bedok Town Centre and public transport nodes like Bedok Bus Interchange and Bedok MRT station. Residents can also walk a short distance to Bedok North Road to take SBST trunk services 45, 60 and 87, which provide connections to Bedok and Tanah Merah MRT stations and other destinations such as Kaki Bukit, Eunos, Serangoon and Hougang. These three services were also recently enhanced under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP), with five buses added. A new City Direct service has also been planned to ply Bedok North Street 3 next year. A tender for the service has been called and is currently being evaluated by LTA, which will announce more details at the appropriate time.