New bus depot to be built off Loyang
Ave
A new bus depot off Loyang
Avenue will be built and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) is
calling a tender on Wednesday to invite contractors to submit their
cost proposals to build the facility.
This is the second depot that
LTA is developing and funding as part of the review of the enhanced
structural assistance that the government is providing to the bus
industry announced in the Committee of Supply 2012.
The Loyang depot is intended
for SBS Transit Ltd to house the additional buses that it is
bringing in over the next few years. When completed by 2015, the
new bus depot will accommodate about 500 buses.
It will be equipped with
facilities for daily bus operations, bus repair or maintenance and
a rest area for bus drivers. LTA says the bus depot will be handed
over to the operator for outfitting and preparatory works before
operations begin.
Last month, LTA had invited a
tender for the first bus depot to be built off Wenya in Jurong
West. This depot is scheduled to be ready by 2013 and is intended
for SMRT Bus Ltd.
~~News courtesy of CNA~~