Heavy Vehicle Parking Lots in Nee Soon

Er Dr Lee Bee Wah asked the Minister for National Development within Nee Soon GRC (a) how many heavy vehicle parking lots are there; (b) how many applicants for season parking lots at heavy vehicle car parks are currently on the waiting list; (c) what is the range of waiting time for the past one year; and (d) whether there are plans to build more heavy vehicle parking lots as more residents are moving into the constituency.

Mr Khaw Boon Wan: Within the Nee Soon GRC, there are nine public heavy vehicle parks which provide 1,100 season parking lots. These parking lots are fully subscribed. There are currently 360 applicants on the waitlist for a parking lot. The waiting times have ranged from three to eight months.

We appreciate that drivers would like to park their heavy vehicles near where they live. However, there are practical difficulties in providing heavy vehicle parks near residential estates. Many residents have complained about noise and raised safety concerns of heavy vehicle parking.

LTA requires every heavy vehicle to have a specific parking lot before a licence is issued. There are ample heavy vehicle parking lots island-wide and most employers are required to have their drivers park their vehicles in industrial areas and to make transport arrangements for them.

Nevertheless, agencies will continue to explore ways to provide heavy vehicle parks where land is available. In the north, URA is expanding the Sembawang Drive heavy vehicle park to provide an additional 120 lots. The Government has just released three industrial sale sites in Woodlands where developers are required to provide 357 heavy vehicle lots in total.