SINGAPORE : It is 11 days till Singapore's third Light Rapid
Transit, the Punggol LRT, is rolled out.
Not only is the LRT expected to bring greater convenience to
residents of the area, stall holders in Jalan Kayu are also hoping
to cash in on the commuter traffic.
Not many people live around the Thanggam LRT station in Sengkang,
but the station will still open at the end of this month.
And that is expected to benefit stall holders at Jalan Kayu, who
expect sales to increase by 30 percent.
Said 'roti prata' shop owner Yusoff Marican, "I think this one is
even faster, so because of the LRT, we will have customers coming
from the Sengkang area."
Lan Shi Ping, owner of a 'bah kwa' shop, said, "We can expect
customers from Sengkang and Hougang to come here for the roti
prata. They can buy our bah kwa at the same time."
The Land Transport Authority is also building an overhead bridge to
link the station with a path that leads to Jalan Kayu.
It takes only five to ten minutes to reach Jalan Kayu by foot from
the station.
Right now, most of the customers that frequent the famous roti
prata shops at Jalan Kayu get there by car.
With the new station opening, stall holders expect to reach out to
non-driving customers as well. - CNA
Is it the SK West LRT or PG East LRT in the 1st
place that is near Jln Kayu?
