(800th post)
So it seems that the BPJ service amendments would not be
announced by the end of the year ... but rather only until the
opening of the ITH sometime around 2017 Q2. 
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Expected route changes (in descending order of
probability):
- (1) Opening of BPJ ITH
and rerouting of services 75, 176,
184, 920, 922, 970, 972, 975 and 979 and some among
177, 180, 983 (unconfirmed) to
terminate there. There is estimated space for twelve services
altogether. Unknown if the bus park would still be operational.
- (2) Introduction of
new service (973?) from BPJ
ITH to pass Petir Rd / Dairy Farm Rd & loop at Hume Ave (or
even beyond)
- (3) Truncation of service
171, at either BPJ (of which it may end up in the ITH),
Jln Anak Bukit (of which there
could be a likely chance of a future merge with 41), or reroute to
some other location (such as via 176's route to BB, or even a merge
with 308 to CCK, etc.)
- (4) (Along with 5 & 6) Withdrawal of service 700
- (5) (Along with 4 & 6) Extension of service 972 to Shenton Way terminal, and introduction of route variant 972A to loop at Suntec City. Also
renumbering of 971E to 972E.
- (6) (Along with 4 & 5) Modification of either services
190 or 972 (or one each) along
two sectors: Petir Rd & Dairy Farm Rd (instead of BPJ Rd Blk
270), and Dunearn / Bt Timah Rd & Scotts Rd (instead of Stevens
Rd) to cover the lost sectors of truncated 171 and withdrawn 700. (Mostly only RGS students would
be affected, but RGS would be moving to Bishan in 2019.)
- (7) Modification or
truncation of any of the routes 178, 960 and 961 along Woodlands Rd.
- (8) Introduction of new
semi-express service from BPJ
ITH (via BKE & either SLE / PIE) to central and/or northeast
area towns.
How about 178 skipping Upper Bukit Timah?
Normal route
Woodlands Road
Bukit Batok Road
Bukit Batok West Avenue 5
Bukit Batok West Avenue 8 (Bukit Batok new estate)
Bukit Batok West Avenue 3
Bukit Batok Road
Normal route