Traffic Congestion in Jurong East as New Developments Open

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.

Mr 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.

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 end of this year. Jurong East will also be served by the Jurong Region Line and Cross Island Line in the longer term.