Sir, at COS 2023 I spoke on behalf of my Kaki Bukit residents requesting an enhancement of the public bus services to improve connectivity to other parts of Bedok Town particularly for the convenience of elderly commuters. The ministry replied that no new routes were being introduced for such “intra-town feeder services” due to the “trade-offs” involved.
Today, with the same purpose of enhancing the public bus service for my residents, I would like to request the extension of bus service no 137 to one of the loops of Bedok North Street 3.
Sir, the current bus no.137 service travels to and from Sims Place Terminal and Upper East Coast Terminal. The bus route covers Bedok North Ave 1, Bedok North Ave 2 and Bedok North St 3 of Kaki Bukit ward. Unfortunately, the route from Sims Place to Upper East Coast direction does not cover the loop of Bedok North St 3., which has bus stops no. 84381 (Blk 544) and 84391 (Blk 534).
Sir, I have received many requests especially from elderly residents for service 137 to be extended to the two bus-stops mentioned earlier. Based on my estimation, this extension will only have an added time of between 3-4 minutes and an added distance of about 500 to 600 metres.
The proposed extension will not only ease the plight of the elderly who currently have to walk a distance to the nearest bus stop but will also lay the ground for future residents who will occupy a potential future residential development at the former Bedok Town Secondary school.
