You so free go and follow the bus ah? Haha...
Maybe Chai Chee residents complain no connection to DTL, so LTA
plans to extend 229 to Bedok North MRT. (I guess one...) As for the
lost connection between Chai Chee and Bedok Int, LTA can easily
amend one of the services from Bedok Int (e.g. 7, 9, 32, 33, 35,
etc) to cover the sector.
If 229 is extended and becomes UEC-Bedok North, the eastern end
of Bedok South Rd (Blk 163 and Blk 171) will be left with no
services to Bedok MRT/Town Centre.
Possible workarounds:
- Amend 137 to UEC Rd - Bedok South Ave 3 - Bedok South Rd - UEC
Rd.
- Make 229 a Townlink service entering Bedok Int twice, like
265/291/293. Western loop via Chai Chee to Bedok North MRT, and
eastern loop directly go to Bedok South Rd (like 38) and follow
original route to looping point.
(Alternatively, 229 towards Chai Chee / Bedok North can use
Bedok South Ave 1 and New Upp Changi Rd, serving the Bedok MRT bus
stop without entering interchange. 229 towards Bedok South will
start from interchange, like 307/811/812)