SG: LTA to launch taxi booking app

The LTA has announced plans to expand bus interchanges at Sengkang and Tampines. Each interchange will receive up to 12 bus bays in the revamp in a bid to accommodate the increase in buses and commuters. The extension to Sengkang’s and Tampines’ bus interchange wil be built along Compassvale Road and Tampines Concourse respectively, and work is scheduled for completion late 2015. The extension plays a vital supporting role to the Government's Bus Service Enhancement Programme; the BSEP aims to add 1,000 new buses on the road by 2017, and the infrastructure has to be upgraded to facilitate the increase in the number of buses. Pictures used for illustration purposes only.

Since the Taxi Availability standards were implemented, there has been an increase in the number of taxis plying our roads, which means more are able to get taxis. Pre-revew, 82% of taxis are on our roads in 2012 during peak hours. Post-review, the figure has increased to 87%in the first 9 months of 2014. The increase means that there are over 1,400 extra taxis which are available to commuters during these hours. Also, more are plying at least 250km a day, if not, more. In fact, despite the more stringent regulations, taxi companies are performing better as well, with Comfort, CityCab and Premier consistently meeting the higher standards, and Premier and SMRT meeting several of the old guidelines.Pictures used for illustration purposes only.

Commuters will be able to anticipate a dramatic improvement in train services. This is a result of plans to shorten waiting times during peak hours, whilst ensuring the aged system remains reliable in a bid to reduce disruptions from as early as next year, when LTA will complete an ongoing review and announce higher operating standards for the service providers. We can expect a fleet of new trains, numerous extensions to existing lines and the completion of all new ones; expect 83 new trains to be gradually introduced to the various MRT lines.