Making Bus Stops Friendly to Wheelchair Accessible Buses

7 Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport (a) how many of the 169 bus stops that were inaccessible to Wheelchair Accessible Buses (WABs) in 2013 remain inaccessible today; (b) what are the criteria for bus stops to have priority conversion to being wheelchair-accessible; (c) whether consecutive bus stops along the same road are part of this criteria; and (d) when will all bus stops be converted to become WAB-accessible bus stops and whether there is a deadline for this.

Mr Khaw Boon Wan: A total of 137 bus stops are not yet wheelchair-accessible. This is less than 3% of our 4,700 bus stops. The site conditions of these bus stops make conversion challenging. For example, new footpaths may have to be built and major drains covered. In extremis, the entire bus stop and bus bay may have to be rebuilt.

The Land Transport Authority is targeting to upgrade all these bus stops by 2020. The implementation schedule takes into consideration various factors, including if consecutive bus stops along the same road are wheelchair-inaccessible.