TELOK BLANGAH BUS INTERCHANGE (Progress)

Mr Rohan bin Kamis asked the Minister for Communications and Acting Minister for Culture what is the progress of the implementation of the bus interchange scheme for Telok Blangah and when the implementation will be completed.

Mr Ong Teng Cheong: Mr Speaker, Sir, Stage I of the new bus plan for Telok Blangah will be implemented this month.

Under this stage, a feeder service will be introduced to link Depot Road to Bukit Merah Central and four trunk services will be shifted from Jalan Bukit Merah to Bukit Merah Central. Bukit Merah Central is close to the site of the proposed new Bukit Merah Interchange. Eventually, all these services will be shifted to the Interchange, which is expected to be completed by the middle of 1980. SBS will implement the subsequent stages of the new bus plan when the Interchange is completed.