FOOTPATH BETWEEN BLK 744, YISHUN STREET 72 AND YISHUN MRT STATION (Conversion into covered walkway)

Mr Cheo Chai Chen asked the Minister for National Development whether the Public Works Department will widen and convert the footpath between Block 744, Yishun Street 72 and Yishun MRT station into a covered walkway and provide it with adequate lighting.

Mr Lim Hng Kiang (for the Minister for National Development): The footpath in question is a temporary footpath across a piece of vacant State land. It was constructed a few years ago to facilitate pedestrians' movement between Yishun MRT station and the HDB blocks on this side of the station. As the land will be tendered out for commercial development, it is not justifiable to put in lighting, or provide overhead cover along the footpath.