Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on Plans to Increase Transport Connectivity in Keat Hong and Brickland in Chua Chu Kang with Opening Of NS3A Brickland MRT Station
03 Oct 2023In Parliament
Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim asked the Minister for Transport in light of the future NS3A Brickland MRT station, what are the plans to increase transport connectivity, whether through feeder bus services or other means, for the residents in the Keat Hong and Brickland areas of Chua Chu Kang GRC.
Reply by Acting Minister for Transport Chee Hong Tat:
1. Residents in Brickland and Keat Hong are currently served by Bus Services 172, 300, 301, 975, 983 and 991, which provide first-and-last-mile connectivity to nearby transport nodes and amenities at Choa Chu Kang, Bukit Panjang and Bukit Gombak. With the future JS2 station (working name ‘Choa Chu Kang West’) on the Jurong Region Line and NS3A station (working name ‘Brickland’) on the North-South Line, residents will have more direct connectivity to the MRT network.
2. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will continue to monitor travel pattern changes and adjust the provision of bus services as necessary, including improving the frequency of existing bus services, to serve higher demand in new estates in Brickland and Keat Hong. LTA will also review bus services in the area when the new MRT stations are operational, to further improve connectivity to these new transport nodes.
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Reply by Acting Minister for Transport Chee Hong Tat:
1. Residents in Brickland and Keat Hong are currently served by Bus Services 172, 300, 301, 975, 983 and 991, which provide first-and-last-mile connectivity to nearby transport nodes and amenities at Choa Chu Kang, Bukit Panjang and Bukit Gombak. With the future JS2 station (working name ‘Choa Chu Kang West’) on the Jurong Region Line and NS3A station (working name ‘Brickland’) on the North-South Line, residents will have more direct connectivity to the MRT network.
2. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will continue to monitor travel pattern changes and adjust the provision of bus services as necessary, including improving the frequency of existing bus services, to serve higher demand in new estates in Brickland and Keat Hong. LTA will also review bus services in the area when the new MRT stations are operational, to further improve connectivity to these new transport nodes.
