SINGAPORE : The Malacca Bus Terminal, situated at at
the junction of Kallang Bahru and Lavender Street, will cease
operations on February 1 this year to facilitate the construction
of the Downtown Line 3.
This means that three bus companies providing long
haul bus services to Malaysia and Thailand will have to operate
from different places.
They were informed of the impending closure in June
2011.
While the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has identified a
replacement site for the heavy vehicle park at the junction of
Lavender and Bendeemer Road, bus operators are unhappy with this
new location and have sent appeals to URA.
Elson Yap, president of the Express Bus Agencies Association, said:
"This place is also temporary and passengers aren't allowed to
alight and drop off. There are no ticketing facilities and
washrooms. We have appealed for a new site but there is no reply so
far. The authorities have to look for a new place as the new one is
not appropriate."
- CNA/ms