Timeline for Installation of Bus Stops and Lifts at Overhead Bridges, and Launch of Feeder Bus Services at Punggol East, Rivervale Estate and Sengkang East Drive

120 Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Acting Minister for Transport (a) what is the timeline for the construction of the additional pair of bus stops at the Punggol East flyover and the installation of lifts at the overhead bridge; and (b) whether additional feeder bus services can be deployed in the Rivervale estate and from Sengkang East Drive to enhance connectivity to the new bus stops along the TPE.

Mr Jeffrey Siow: As earlier announced, the new bus stops, overhead bridges and lifts along the Tampines Expressway (TPE) will be completed between 2030 and 2032.

Once works are completed, more residents in the northern parts of Rivervale estate will be within a 10-minute walk from a bus stop along TPE. Residents can also take Service 86 to Jalan Kayu Flyover, to make a same-stop transfer to bus services plying TPE. There are no plans at the moment for additional feeder bus services to the new bus stops, but we will continue to review the situation over time.