1.     From Monday, 11 August 2008, five stretches of normal bus lanes along Victoria Street, Jalan Besar, North Bridge Road and Kallang Road will be converted to full-day bus lanes.

2.     Currently, these five stretches of normal bus lanes operate only during peak hours on weekdays. The full-day bus lane scheme operates from 7.30am to 8pm on all weekdays and Saturdays, except public holidays.

3.     The extension of the full-day bus lane scheme to these five stretches is in line with the Land Transport Master Plan to expand such bus lanes to allow buses to move more quickly, thus helping to make public transport a choice mode.

4.     Surveys have shown that the two most important aspects of the bus journey for commuters are waiting time and travelling time. As buses are more efficient carriers of commuters, with a higher number of passengers per unit road space as compared to other vehicles such as cars, it is necessary to give priority to buses so that more commuters reach their destinations on time.

5.     Prior to the implementation of full-day bus lanes along these five stretches of roads, LTA engaged and informed relevant parties affected by the changes, such as businesses, shop house residents, as well as grassroots organisations, to take in feedback and suggestions.

6.     With the five new stretches, the total length of full day bus lanes will total 20 km.

7.     Please refer to Annex A for the location of the five stretches of roads where the full-day bus lane scheme is extended to.

ANNEX A

Locations of New Full-Day Bus Lanes