FLYOVER IN FRONT OF MACRITCHIE RESERVOIR

Mr Ang Nam Piau asked the Minister for National Development, in view of the heavy traffic congestion daily at the junction in front of MacRitchie Reservoir, if he will consider constructing a flyover at that place so as to alleviate the traffic congestion.

Mr Teh Cheang Wan: Mr Speaker, Sir, a north-south arterial road from Avenue 1, Ang Mo Kio, to Thomson Road is presently under construction. It will provide an alternative high-capacity road linking Ang Mo Kio New Town to Thomson Road, by-passing the junction in front of MacRitchie Reservoir. This scheme is expected to be completed by October 1979. There is, therefore, no need to build a flyover at MacRitchie Reservoir junction.

To cater for traffic in the 1980s from the Upper Thomson Corridor to the City, there are plans to build an expressway joining Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 to Balestier Road. This expressway will cater for the traffic demand generated by Ang Mo Kio as well as Nee Soon New Town in the 1980s.