Increasing Bus Frequency to Rivervale Delta

Ms Lee Li Lian asked the Minister for Transport with the release of new BTO flats in Rivervale Delta, whether the Ministry will look into (i) providing more bus services apart from the current bus 371; and (ii) increasing the frequency of current bus service 371 to cater to the increase in demand in the area.

Mr Lui Tuck Yew: Service 371 was introduced in January 2014, as part of the Government’s Bus Service Enhancement Programme, to provide residents of the new Build-To-Order flats in Rivervale Delta with a direct connection to Sengkang MRT and Bus Interchange. The service currently operates at peak period headways of 10 minutes, and will be improved further to not more than 8 minutes by end-2016. Residents can also access the Rumbia LRT Station, and other bus services, such as Service 50 along Sengkang East Way, Services 62 and 85 along Sengkang East Drive, and Service 86 along Rivervale Drive, all of which are within a 5 to 10-minute walk.