HOUGANG NEW TOWN (Widening of Upper Serangoon Road)

Mr Ng Kah Ting asked the Minister for National Development when the stretch of Upper Serangoon Road in the vicinity of Hougang New Town (North) will be widened to cater for the growing volume of traffic.

Mr Teh Cheang Wan: Mr Speaker, Sir, traffic condition for the stretch of Upper Serangoon Road in the vicinity of Hougang New Town is still satisfactory. Recent traffic counts by the Public Works Department show that the peak hour traffic volume is between 1,000 and 1,100 vehicles per hour, which is within the capacity of the existing road. There is therefore no immediate need to widen the road.

However, in view of the growing population of Hougang New Town, the Public Works Department is monitoring the traffic conditions along this road. The PWD is currently studying the design for the possible widening of the road within the five-year Road Development Programme.