JALAN POTONG PASIR, MEYAPPA CHETTIAR ROAD, LORONG BAKAR BATU AND JALAN KOLAM AYER AREAS (Street Lights)

Mr Ivan Baptist asked the Minister for National Development and Communications (a) how many new street lights have been installed in 1977 in the Jalan Potong Pasir, Meyappa Chettiar Road, Lorong Bakar Batu and Jalan Kolam Ayer areas; (b) whether there are plans to install more street lights in those areas; and (c) whether there are plans to upgrade present street lights in those areas.

Dr Tan Eng Liang: In 1977, 4 new street lights were installed in Jalan Potong Pasir and 5 existing 100-watt lamps upgraded. No street lighting work was carried out along Meyappa Chettiar Road, Lorong Bakar Batu and Jalan Kolam Ayer. However, a proposal to install 5 new street lights along Meyappa Chettiar Road is now under consideration.

Since the street lighting along Lorong Bakar Batu and the widened stretch of Jalan Kolam Ayer meet the required standards, there is no need to upgrade them. Street lighting for the remaining stretch of Jalan Kolam Ayer will be upgraded in conjunction with its widening in 1979.