Assessing Adequacy of Parking Lots for Delivery Trucks in Multi-storey Carparks in Public Housing Estates or Town Centres
Ministry of National DevelopmentSpeakers
Summary
This question concerns the adequacy of parking lots for delivery trucks with height limitations in housing estates dominated by multi-storey carparks. Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked if HDB could review and increase the number of lots to help drivers park legally while making deliveries. Second Minister for National Development Mr Desmond Lee responded that HDB provides loading and unloading bays near all blocks without height restrictions for such activities. He highlighted that the quantity of these bays is adjustable based on local feedback from commercial tenants and users. The Minister added that HDB exercises flexibility regarding the time taken for deliveries to support drivers, including those working alone.
Transcript
23 Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for National Development for areas within public housing estates or town centres where carparks are exclusively or predominantly in the form of multi-storey carparks (MSCPs), whether HDB can conduct a review to assess the adequacy of parking lots for delivery trucks which cannot access MSCPs due to height limitations, with the view to increasing the number of parking lots for such trucks so that their drivers can park their trucks legally while doing their deliveries.
The Second Minister for National Development (Mr Desmond Lee) (for the Minister for National Development): Mr Speaker, HDB provides all blocks served by multi-storey carparks (MSCPs) with loading and unloading bays. To facilitate loading and unloading activities, the bays are located near HDB blocks and do not have height limits. Delivery drivers can make use of these bays for loading and unloading activities. The number of loading and unloading bays may be adjusted at the local level based on feedback from commercial tenants and users of these bays.
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong (Non-Constituency Member): I thank the Minister for the reply. I just have one supplementary question. Could the Ministry consider addressing the needs of those drivers – the delivery trucks where there is only one driver or that they may have two staff but they cannot afford anyone staying behind in the vehicle while making the delivery to the nearby shops?
Mr Desmond Lee: Sir, I thank the Member for his concern. HDB exercises flexibility allowing delivery drivers whether they are alone or even with some accompanying colleagues, time to do their deliveries. That is why they have bays. Understandably, deliveries will take some time.