Oral Reply by Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Transport Baey Yam Keng to Parliamentary Question on Retrofitting of Lifts for the Pedestrian Overhead Bridge along Upper Serangoon Road

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport whether LTA will consider giving priority to the inclusion of the pedestrian overhead bridge located along Upper Serangoon Road next to Blocks 362 and 363 Hougang Avenue 5 into its lift installation programme given the larger concentration of seniors living in the vicinity.

Reply by Senior Parliamentary Secretary Baey Yam Keng:

1.     For the retrofitting of lifts, LTA prioritises pedestrian overhead bridges (POBs) at locations which benefit large numbers of seniors and commuters with mobility challenges, and are near public transport nodes and healthcare institutions. The POB highlighted by the Member will be accorded due priority in LTA’s future reviews based on the above criteria.