CONVERSION OF JALAN BAHAR INTO DUAL CARRIAGEWAY

Mr Ho Kah Leong asked the Minister for Law and National Development when work will commence on the conversion of the reserved portion of Jalan Bahar in the Jurong Constituency into a dual carriageway.

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Law and National Development (National Development Division) (Mr Ho Cheng Choon) (for the Minister for Law and National Development): Mr Speaker, Sir, the existing single 24 feet wide carriageway of Jalan Bahar is sufficient to cater for the present volume of vehicular traffic. However, if in the future the need for a second carriageway arises, Jalan Bahar can be easily converted into a dual carriageway as all the necessary earthworks and kerbs have already been completed and only the metalling need be done.