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SINGAPORE: As part of efforts to minimise
inconvenience, public transport operators will provide free bus
services at designated points whenever there is an extended MRT
service disruption.
The fares on these free bus services will be borne by the operator
of the disrupted MRT line.
The announcement was made by the Land Transport Authority (LTA),
SMRT and SBS Transit in a joint statement on Tuesday.
Since the service disruptions of 15 and 17 December 2011, LTA has
worked closely with both operators - SBS Transit and SMRT - to
improve measures to manage such incidents.
Both operators have agreed to offer commuters free use of all bus
services at designated bus stops and interchanges near the
stations.
This means affected commuters can quickly continue their journey on
available bus services at the affected stations, instead of waiting
for free bus bridging service to the next MRT stations to be
activated.
Apart from the free bus services, LTA has also worked with the
operators on other measures.
Announcements on free bus services and bus bridging services will
be made at affected stations to guide commuters to the bus bridging
points.
More signs will be set up at stations to guide commuters to
designated bus stops and interchanges.
More information panels will also be introduced at stations and
designated bus bridging points.
The transport operators hope these will provide commuters with
informed choices on transport connections and minimise the impact
of disruptions.