why u keep saying that Geylang Ter have problem with the trees?
did u really go down to see? from what i see, there is no issue
with the trees... last time service 70 also terminate there....
Based on what carbikebus said, I think problem is with the
section within the carpark. I don't think they would put
a double decker even on 980 because based on observation, the
buses use that route through the carpark back to their
depots.
When 70 terminated at Geylang, Geylang Lor 1 was still one
directional. You could travel straight from Geylang Lor 1
southbound to Mountbatten Rd, but you can't do so in the other
direction. This was the reason why 21, 26 and 149 (this
section became part of 31) u-turned at Kallang Rd after
the terminal. I would expect that 11 and 70 had done the same,
meaning, followed the current 980 route out, then u-turned, then
turned right from Sims Ave to Geylang Lor 1 and went straight
to Mountbatten Rd. The u-turn along Kallang Rd was wide enough that
Superbuses used them.
I don't think any buses exited through the exit which 11, 175,
853, 961 and 985 currently use, maybe except the SSB buses leaving
the depot. Anyway that turn tooks tight for a bus to a turn out to
Mountbatten Rd, its a very tight u-turn, with high volumes of
traffic. The SSB buses could use that exit as they were parked at
the northern part of the plot of land, instead of the carpark which
11, 175, 853, 961 and 985 currently use, which is the southern part
of the plot of land.
