WALKWAYS/SHELTERS IN YISHUN FUNDED BY THE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS COMMITTEE

Mr Cheo Chai Chen asked the Minister for National Development whether the following walkways or shelters were constructed using funds from the Community Improvement Projects Committee and, if so, how much was funded individually: (i) Block 151 Yishun Avenue 5 to bus stop; (ii) Block 174 Yishun Avenue 7 to bus stop; (iii) Block 201/202 Yishun Central to bus stop; (iv) Block 220 Yishun Avenue 2 to bus stop; (v) Block 322 Yishun Ring Road to bus stop; (vi) Block 419 Yishun Avenue 11 to bus stop; (vii) Block 776 Yishun Avenue 3 to bus stop; (viii) Block 838 Yishun Avenue 2 to bus stop/overhead bridge; (ix) Block 858 Yishun Ring Road to bus stop.

Mr Lim Hng Kiang: Except for the covered walkway linking Block 838 Yishun Avenue 2 to bus stop/overhead bridge, all the other covered walkways named in the question were constructed by the various CCCs using funds from the Community Improvement Projects Committee. The covered walkway at Block 838 Yishun Avenue 2 was constructed by the Land Transport Authority at the request of a CCC.

The requested data are shown in the table below: Project CIPC Covered walkway at CCC Cost Funding $ $ Blk 151 Yishun Ave 5 Chong Pang 53,286 47,957 Blk 174 Yishun Ave 7 " 44,954 40,459 Blk 201/202 Yishun Central Nee Soon East 84,404 75,964 Blk 220 Yishun Ave 2 " 97,482 88,462 Blk 322 Yishun Ring Rd " 61,889 55,700 Blk 419 Yishun Ave 11 " 54,994 50,385 Blk 776 Yishun Ave 3 Nee Soon South 21,756 19,580 Blk 838 Yishun Ave 2 " NA NA Blk 858 Yishun Ring Rd " 30,858 27,772 table - NUMBER OF DOMESTIC CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS BY TYPE OF PREMISES IN THE VARIOUS CONSUMPTION BLOCKS AS AT SEP 1996 (Cols. 851 - 852)