Progress of Extending Covered Linkways to 800-metre Radius of MRT Stations

29 Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport whether a status update can be provided on LTA's enhanced first and last mile connectivity plans to extend covered linkways to within an 800-metre radius of MRT stations including the current projected number of additional high and low covered linkways which will be built in the next five years under the expanded scope of the plans.

Mr Chee Hong Tat: The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has built 186 kilometres of covered linkways since the launch of the Walk2Ride programme in 2013. This programme makes walking to key public transport nodes more convenient and comfortable by building covered linkways connecting public transport nodes to key amenities within a 400-metre radius.

In 2024, we announced plans to build covered linkways to Friendly Streets within an 800-metre radius of a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station. In the next five years, with new MRT stations and more Friendly Streets launched, LTA will build an additional 50 kilometres of covered linkways to enhance first and last mile connectivity.