JALAN LOKAM/UPPER PAYA LEBAR ROAD (Pedestrian overhead bridge)

Mr Sia Kah Hui asked the Minister for National Development, in view of the heavy traffic, whether an overhead pedestrian bridge will be built at the junction of Jalan Lokam and Upper Paya Lebar Road and, if so, when.

Mr Lee Yock Suan (for the Minister for National Development): Mr Speaker, Sir, the Public Works Department will be constructing a pedestrian overhead bridge in the vicinity of Jalan Lokam to facilitate pedestrians crossing the busy Upper Paya Lebar Road. The bridge will be ready by the end of this year.