LTA - ANNUAL - REPORT - 2016-2017 Singapore

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Land Transport Authority Annual Report 2016/2017

Contents
Chairman’s Message 2
Chief Executive’s Message 4
Board of Directors 6
Board Committees 9
Senior Management 10
Organisation Structure 14
Rail Romance
Better rail reliability 31
Smarter systems 22
Rail renewal 24
Extended network 26
LRT enhancements 31
Fast track to Malaysia 32
Engineering capabilities 34
Connecting with commuters 37
Beyond Bus
Better bus services 40
Bigger data, smarter systems 42
New-age buses 44
Enhanced features 46
New bus terminals 48
Bus academy 50
Personal & Portable

Scoot for joy 54
New rules 56
Connecting towns and cyclists 58
Bencoolen Street: Car-lite makeover 60
Cycling towns 62
Taking A Smart Spin

Electric vehicles 70
Autonomous vehicles 72
A smoother ride 74
Smarter payments 76
Taxis and private hire cars 76
Awards won 88
Contracts awarded in FY2016/17 80
Contracts to be awarded in FY2017/18 85
FY2016/17 Financial highlights 88
Tomorrow's smart rides

Vision Mission
Connecting you smoothly to Connecting people and places,
A people-centred
People and places land transport system enhancing travel experience
LTA Annual Report 2016/2017 | 3
Chairman’s Message
Why it’s great to take the trains
E ver since the opening of the

Downtown Line, my son takes
the train to work daily. The train
station is just a 5-minute walk from my
home and halves his travelling time as
improvements in the first quarter
of 2017. Trains are now travelling
longer distances before a slowdown,
with the Mean Kilometre Between
Failure (MKBF), measuring delays
year-old North–South and East–West
Lines (NSEWL). We completed the
replacement of the sleepers—which
hold the tracks in place—in end 2016,
and will complete the upgrading of the
compared to driving. The best part is, of beyond 5 minutes, more than signalling system for the NSL and the
he doesn’t need to pay for parking with doubling from 174,000 train-km in EWL by 2017 and 2018 respectively.
high charges in the downtown area. 2016 to 393,000 train-km in H1 2017.
We also tap on technology to enhance
I share his story to illustrate how rail reliability, such as detecting faults
a good public transport system early and addressing disruptions
can trump driving a car—in terms
I believe that the rail before they occur. We are working
of convenience, cost and time network will be the with operators to shift into this
saving. This is a critical message system of predictive maintenance.
in Singapore’s bid to be car-lite, transportation of the Called the Rail Enterprise Asset
which I hope will encourage 21st Century. Imagine Management System (REAMS), it will
residents to choose public transport integrate and monitor information
and encourage car owners to being able to take the across all rail lines in a single
leave their vehicles at home. train from Singapore system—allowing us to perform
trend analysis and fault prediction.
Going forward, the key is to make to Beijing and onto
public transport as good a choice as Besides rail, an integral part of
any other transportation mode. The
Europe. As it is, we can the public transport system is the
LTA is also paying close attention look forward to the improved bus network. Under
the remaining 10 packages will be offering commuters the convenience look forward to more options in
to two areas—enhancing the the Bus Service Enhancement
reliability of rail and bus systems, landmark high speed rail Programme (BSEP), 1,000 buses will tendered out progressively over the of covering the first and last mile of Singapore’s urban mobility. We hope
years to ensure a smooth transition their journeys. Private hire cars and that public transport will truly be
and improving the infrastructure, from Singapore to Kuala be added to the public bus network
for the commuters and operators. taxis also play an important role as it the preferred choice for commuters.
including a transnational network. by 2017. With the full transition to
Lumpur by 2026. the new Bus Contracting Model provides an option for point-to-point
Raising reliability We make sure buses arrive on travel, reducing the need to own a car. Chan Heng Loon Alan
(BCM) in September 2016, LTA schedule—not too early or too late— Chairman
The MRT, a major milestone in determines the bus services, sets
transforming Singapore into a This is a notable achievement for by using data and technology to I believe that the rail network will
our largely driverless rail system. In the service standards, and provides monitor the location and performance be the transportation of the 21st
modern metropolis, has kept up bus infrastructure and assets. This
with developments. Today, the fact, our rail network is bucking the of bus fleets in real time. With better Century. Imagine being able to take
trend as a totally automated system means that public bus services can predictability, more will rely on the train from Singapore to Beijing
network carries about 3.1 million be more responsive to changes in
passenger trips per day. It serves tends to encounter more delays. For public transportation for their daily and onto Europe. As it is, we can look
safety reasons, driverless trains have ridership and commuter needs. There commute and in turn, bring us a step forward to the landmark high speed
the densely populated towns and is greater competition in the industry
brings commuters directly into to stop when it detects a problem. closer to being a car-lite society. rail from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur
In contrast, trains with drivers may to bring about better service. To (KL) by 2026. The 350km line will
their work places, town centres and date, we have awarded three of the 14 Improving infrastructure
the Central Business District. not need to stop as adjustments have eight stations, bringing you
can be made by the driver. BCM bus packages to Tower Transit As Singapore continues to develop, from Jurong to KL in 90 minutes.
As we expand and extend the Singapore (Bulim Package), Go-Ahead it is critical that the public transport
network, we are also constantly The improvement to train reliability Singapore (Loyang Package) and the system can cater to the growing It is an exciting era for land transport.
looking at ways to boost its efficiency could not have happened without SBS Transit (Seletar Package). The population. There are many interesting Amid all the progress that transport
and reliability. We are on track in the steady progress in renewing our fourth Bukit Merah Package was developments, from bike-sharing to technology offers such as autonomous
raising rail reliability with significant MRT network, especially on the 30 put up for tender in April 2017, while Personal Mobility Devices (PMDs), buses, cars and flying pods, we can
Chief Executive’s Message

Transport of our future
H op on a passenger drone,
hail a flying taxi, or catch an
on-demand and autonomous
bus on your way home. These
futuristic modes of transportation are
new technology and new services
strive to make public transport
systems convenient, accessible and
comfortable. We hope that public
transport will become the transport
instance, we are transitioning to
the new signalling system for the
full North-South-East-West-Line’s
(NSEWL) fleet of trains. With the new
system, commuters can expect shorter
no longer science-fiction fantasy, but of choice. waiting times and improved peak hour
an exciting reality that will transform capacity by up to 20 per cent. We have
the way we travel in the future. New technology and also completed the replacement of
renewing our systems the third rail system to enhance the
Disruptive technology will redefine While flying transportation is still reliability of power supply to trains,
the urban mobility landscape, up in the air for now, what is more and called for two tenders to renew the
changing commuting patterns as grounded are autonomous vehicles power supply system serving our two
well as commuters’ perception (AVs) such as self-driving buses. The oldest lines—NSL and EWL—with
about public transport. We hope LTA is exploring the development condition-monitoring tools for better
the preference of procuring reliable and doing trials on autonomous fault detection and fault identification.
transport services on demand and electric buses. Using a suite of
would slowly replace the current Going forward, technology will
mindset of aspiring to own a car. be used to improve commuters’
While the ever-expanding rail and In the near future, you experience with hassle-free
fare payment. We look forward
bus network remains the core of can look forward to to creating a cashless ticketing
Singapore’s public transport system, landscape for commuters, as well
there will be a myriad of other having an autonomous as developing a system that will
mobility modes. In the near future, pod or shuttle ferry be convenient and fully integrated
you can look forward to having an with commuters’ overall lifestyle. for the Cross Island Line and Jurong This means a total of 700km of and finding better ways to deliver
autonomous pod or shuttle ferry you from your doorstep Region Line have also begun. cycling paths island-wide, making our projects. It goes beyond safety
you from your doorstep to the MRT to the MRT station at Planning ahead cycling an effortless commute. issues to how we can better overcome
station at your usual time every We plan to grow our rail network to Given our space constraints, there difficult situations and improve
morning, or for an on-demand bus your usual time every 360km by 2030, longer than major is greater need to plan and map out Doing it together as a team commuter satisfaction in terms of
the landscape for smoother urban To deliver all the work we set out
service to bring you from one point
to another during off-peak period.
morning, or for an on- cities such as Hong Kong and Tokyo,
mobility. One example is Bencoolen to do, we continuously challenge
reliability, comfort and waiting time.
and comparable to the current length And we want to do all these in the
demand bus service to in London and New York City. The Street, which got a car-lite makeover ourselves to look for safer, better most cost-effective ways possible.
Private hire car services will be an when it re-opened in May. Closed for and more cost-effective ways
essential part of the public transport bring you from one point rail network is, in fact, expanding at
a much faster pace, with the pace of the construction of the Downtown of doing things. Safety is of I look forward to your support in
landscape too, providing point-to- to another. construction similar to building one Line’s Bencoolen Station since 2011, paramount importance. We must our endeavor towards building
point travel convenience just like taxis. new MRT station every two months. it has been converted into a shared keep commuters safe on their daily a better land transport system
Personal Mobility Devices (PMDs) space with wide footpaths lined trips on our transport system. We for all Singaporeans.
such as electric scooters, unicycles sensors, including radar and cameras, Our rail construction schedule is with trees and benches, sheltered must also pay attention that our
and hover boards will only become autonomous buses could identify amazing. We completed the Tuas West linkways from the new Bencoolen colleagues, contractors, operators and Ngien Hoon Ping
more popular, with commuters using their own locations and drive on their Extension in June, and the Downtown MRT station, a cycling path, more than technicians working on sites observe Chief Executive
them to reach their destinations— own. They would move on fixed and Line 3 will open in October, which 125 bicycle parking spaces along the safety in every step of our work.
be it the MRT station as foldable scheduled services during peak period, will add another 28.5km to our rail street, and a dedicated bus lane for
PMDs are now allowed on trains, or and respond to demand on dynamic system. Meanwhile, construction faster and smoother bus journeys. An emphasis on safety through
direct to their meeting locations. routes during off-peak period. of the Thomson–East Coast Line teamwork is crucial in attracting
and Circle Line 6 are underway, and Cycling will be more convenient more talents to join the industry too.
How will all this drive the change to We are deploying better technology and attractive when all HDB towns This reflects how we go about our
to renew our rail network too. For the North East Line extension civil
a car-lite Singapore? Taken together, works will start next year. Planning have a cycling network by 2030. work—looking out for each other
Board of Directors
Chan Heng Loon Alan Richard Lim Cherng Yih Professor Yong Kwet Yew Ellen Lee Geck Hoon Arthur Lang Tao Yih Alwi Bin Abdul Hafiz
Chairman Deputy Chairman ɠɠ Professor of Civil Engineering ɠɠ Advocate and Solicitor; Consultant, ɠɠ Chief Executive Officer, International, ɠɠ Sustainability Advisor, Golden
ɠɠ Chairman, Singapore-China ɠɠ Chairman, ST Logistics and Vice-President (Campus Belinda Ang Tang & Partners Singapore Telecommunications Ltd Veroleum Liberia
Foundation ɠɠ Adjunct Professor, Department of Infrastructure), National University ɠɠ Director & Co-Founder, Intuitif
ɠɠ Member, Public Service Commission Industrial Systems Engineering & of Singapore Technologies Pte Ltd
ɠɠ Board Director of Lan Ting Holdings, Management, National University of ɠɠ Chairman, Association of
Pavilion Energy Ltd and Pavilion Gas Singapore Geotechnical Societies (South-East
Pte Ltd Asia)
ɠɠ Hon. Fellow, Institution of Engineers,
Singapore
ɠɠ Accredited Adjudicator, Singapore
Mediation Centre
Ngien Hoon Ping Wong Yew Meng Nick Chong Keng Cheen Patrick Tay Teck Guan Chua Chim Kang Tan Peng Yam
ɠɠ Chief Executive, Land Transport ɠɠ Board Member, People's Association ɠɠ Vice President, Shell Lubricants ɠɠ Assistant Secretary-General, National ɠɠ Editor, Lianhe Wanbao ɠɠ Chief Executive, Defence Science and
Authority ɠɠ Board of Director of Venture business for Asia Pacific, Middle Trades Union Congress (NTUC) ɠɠ Managing Editor (Chinese Radio), Technology Agency
Corporation Limited, Ascendas East & South Africa, Shell Eastern ɠɠ Director, Legal Services Department Chinese Media Group, Singapore
Funds Management (S) Limited, Petroleum Pte Ltd & Future Jobs, Skills & Training Press Holdings Ltd
Singapore Deposit Insurance Department, NTUC
Corporation Limited and Kidney ɠɠ Member of Parliament, West Coast
Dialysis Foundation, Singapore GRC
ɠɠ Member, NTU Board of Trustees
Board Committees
Asset Management Nick Chong Keng Cheen
Chairman
Amanda Cheu
Secretary
Ngien Hoon Ping Pang Lay Kuan
Member Secretary
Alwi Bin Abdul Hafiz Tan Way Chin
Member Secretary
Michael Chin Yong Kok
Member
Audit Wong Yew Meng

Chairman
Tang Lai Wan
Secretary
Patrick Tay Teck Guan
Member
Chua Chim Kang
Michael Chin Yong Kok Richard Hoo Eng Jek Tan Kiat How Member
ɠɠ Managing Director (Infrastructure & ɠɠ Deputy Chief Executive (Policy & ɠɠ Chief Executive Officer, Infocomm
Projects), SP Group Development), PUB, Singapore’s Media Development Authority Finance & Ellen Lee Geck Hoon
Chairman
Koe Ing Ling
Secretary
National Water Agency
Establishment Ngien Hoon Ping
Member
Arthur Lang Tao Yih
Member
Richard Hoo Eng Jek
Member
Investment Arthur Lang Tao Yih

Chairman
Christina Thio
Secretary
Ngien Hoon Ping Lee Wen Xiong
Member Secretary
Tan Peng Yam
Member
Leadership, Development Chan Heng Loon Alan

Chairman
Goh Hui Boon
Secretary
and Remuneration Richard Lim Cherng Yih
Member
Professor Yong Kwet Yew
Member
Ngien Hoon Ping
Member
Risk Management Alwi Bin Abdul Hafiz

Chairman
Alyssa Tan
Secretary
Ngien Hoon Ping Liew Shuxian
Member Secretary
Ellen Lee Geck Hoon
Member
Tan Kiat How
Member
Senior Tender Board Chan Heng Loon Alan

Chairman
Elmar Koentarjo
Secretary
Richard Lim Cherng Yih Zhou Liying
Member Secretary
Professor Yong Kwet Yew
Member
Ngien Hoon Ping
Member
Wong Yew Meng
Member
Nick Chong Keng Cheen
Member
Michael Chin Yong Kok
Member
Senior Management
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
1 Ngien Hoon Ping 2 Chua Chong Kheng 3 Jeremy Yap

Chief Executive Deputy Chief Executive Deputy Chief Executive
Infrastructure & Development Public Transport, Policy & Planning
4 Sim Wee Meng 5 Alice Tan 6 Lew Yii Der

Senior Group Director Chief Financial Officer Group Director
Rail and Corporate Planning &
Group Director Development
Rail Infrastructure & Expansion 10 11 12
7 Ng Kee Nam 8 Frederick Wong 9 Leong Kwok Weng

Group Director Group Director Group Director
Thomson–East Coast & Safety & Contracts Rail / Road Systems Engineering
Cross Island Lines (Civil)
10 Paul Fok 11 Dr Chin Kian Keong 12 Wong Wai Keong

Group Director Chief Engineer Group Director
Infrastructure Design & Road & Traffic Rail Asset, Operations &
Engineering Maintenance
13 14 15
16 17 18
19 20 21
13 Yap Cheng Chwee 14 Yeo Teck Guan 15 Helen Lim

North–South Corridor Public Transport Corporate Communications
16 Alison Tan 17 Lina Lim 18 Chandrasekar

Vehicle Services Policy & Planning Traffic & Road Operations
22 23
19 Lam Wee Shann 20 Yap Boon Leong 21 Dr Chuai Chip Tiong

Group Director Group Director Chief
Technology & Industry Road & Commuter Quality Service Manager Office
Development Infrastructure Development
22 Eugene Lee 23 Peter Quek

General Counsel Group Director
Innovation & Infocomm
Technology and
Chief Information Officer
Organisation Structure
Chairman
Chan Heng Loon Alan
Chief Executive
Ngien Hoon Ping
Director
Internal Audit
Tang Lai Wan
General Counsel
Eugene Lee Chief
Quality Service Manager Office
Dr Chuai Chip Tiong
Deputy Chief Executive Deputy Chief Executive Deputy Chief Executive

Infrastructure & Development Public Transport, Policy & Planning Corporate
Chua Chong Kheng Jeremy Yap Vacant

Senior Group Director
Infrastructure Design Policy & Planning Corporate Communications
Rail
& Engineering Lina Lim Helen Lim
Sim Wee Meng
Paul Fok
Group Director Group Director

Group Director Group Director
Public Transport Corporate Planning &
Rail Infrastructure North-South Corridor
Yeo Teck Guan Development
& Expansion Yap Cheng Chwee
Lew Yii Der
Sim Wee Meng
Group Director
Group Director Chief Financial Officer
Group Director Rail Asset, Operations
Vehicle Services Alice Tan
Thomson-East Coast & Maintenance
Alison Tan
& Cross Island Lines (Civil) Wong Wai Keong
Ng Kee Nam Group Director
Group Director Innovation & Infocomm
Rail / Road Systems Technology and
Engineering Chief Information Officer
Leong Kwok Weng Peter Quek
Group Director
Road & Commuter Group Director
Infrastructure Development Technology &
Yap Boon Leong Industry Development
Lam Wee Shann
Chief Engineer
Road & Traffic
Dr Chin Kian Keong
Group Director
Safety & Contracts
Frederick Wong
Group Director
Traffic & Road Operations
Chandrasekar
RAIL
R
OMANCE
girlcommuting
8am, Kent Ridge

High-tops guy, door twenty-two
Eye contact, a first!
People I see on a near-daily basis. There is the schoolboy

with the scruffy shoes, the mother who takes her toddler
with her on Fridays, and the guy who wears black-rimmed
glasses and high-top Converse shoes, reading a different
book each week (he seems to be a huge graphic novel
fan… he’s reading Watchmen today, which I completely
love <3) Isn’t it fascinating, how we weave in and out of
each other’s lives in a train carriage?
#musings #commuterlife #mrtobservations

Rail Romance LTA Annual Report 2016/2017 | 19
Better rail reliability

Commuters have enjoyed shorter The MKBF for the overall MRT to 4 in the quarter, compared to an
waiting time and more reliable network rose from 174,000 train- average of 4.5 per quarter last year.
trips with initiatives implemented km in 2016, to 393,000 train-km in
by LTA to ensure trains are on the first half of 2017. This means This was achieved as LTA and
time and functioning well. that trains travelled a staggering operators worked hard to improve
393,000 km—10 times around the maintenance procedures and
Mean Kilometre Earth at the equator—before a incident recovery processes. The
Between Failure slowdown. Imagine the distance! big infrastructure renewal projects
Trains are travelling longer have also been progressing
distances before experiencing a The LRT systems did well too, with steadily. Next stop: To work
delay of more than five minutes. overall MKBF improving to 65,000 closely with operators and raise
This has significantly improved car-km in the first quarter of 2017, rail reliability even more.
rail reliability, measured by an or six times the distance from
international benchmark called Singapore to London. This is an
Mean Kilometre Between Failure improvement from 2016’s 49,000
(MKBF). How it works: The car-km. Service delays exceeding
higher the number, the better. 30 minutes on the network also fell
H1 2017 MKBF MRT
393,000km
10 times around
the Earth’s
equator*
Q1 2017 LRT
65,000 Q1 2017 MKBF LRT
65,000km
6 times from
Singapore to
London*
* Before trains experience downtime.
New Rail Financing

Framework
In October 2016, over 60,000 NRFF Key Benefits:
of rail operator SMRT’s assets,
such as the trains and signalling More responsive Focus on More competitive
systems, were transferred to LTA
under the New Rail Financing to increased providing reliable rail industry
Framework (NRFF). ridership services
These included the North-South
and East-West Lines (NSEWL),
the Circle Line (CCL), and the
Bukit Panjang LRT (BPLRT). The
Downtown Line (DTL) was the
first to go under the NRFF, earlier
in 2011.
Moving to 2011 DTL 2016 NSEWL Next North East Line
the NRFF: CCL Sengkang–Punggol LRT
BPLRT
girlcommuting
Fixers, menders. They

Make things work again but we
Often don’t see them
Took the last train home today and saw

maintenance workers going about their duties.
It looked like their work day had just started.
It’s hard to make sense of numbers in the news
sometimes. A report said rail reliability improved—
trains travelled for a longer distance before
experiencing delays of more than 5 minutes.
But these workers, toiling away to fix whatever
that’s broken so that we have a smoother
ride, they help put the numbers in context.
#journeys #trainlife #lasttrainhome

#mrtobservations
Smarter systems
Can track faults be completely Such tools are like crystal balls— Rail Enterprise Asset
avoided? Yes, surely—if they can they predict and forecast events Management System
be detected before they even and problems, making it easier for In the digital age, data is gold—
occur. maintenance teams to fix things but only if you unlock its true
quickly. value. To analyse the information
Automatic Track collected from smart sensors and
Inspection Drones maintenance tools, LTA is looking
The Downtown Line (DTL) will Drones are not just good for aerial to develop a comprehensive and
get to try out a new-generation photos and videos—they may  robust Rail Enterprise Asset
Automatic Track Inspection be the new assistants helping to Management System (REAMS).
System. Four of the train carriages inspect MRT tunnels. Currently, The system will consolidate and
will have imaging sensors and checks on tunnels are done integrate information collected
laser scanners installed below manually by engineers, which from all the train lines into one
them to monitor track conditions. is both time-consuming and place. This way, trends can be
Over at the North-South and labour-intensive. It may not be analysed, and predictions on faults
East-West Lines (NSEWL), trains long before tunnels are served by better developed.
are fitted with sensors to monitor aircrafts with 360-degree video
track conditions in real time. The projection that will set off alerts
data helps SMRT’s Maintenance and send information on location
Operation Centre to keep a close when faults are detected. Truly an
watch on the two rail lines for 24 exciting vision for the future!
hours a day. girlcommuting
Drones in train tunnels

Three-sixty view, track faults are
Thrown in sharp focus
We are always looking at public transport systems

from one side—commuters, milling around
stations, waiting for their ride. But what about the
view from the other side, of the inspection and
maintenance that happens after hours? Learnt
today that drones will soon do regular inspection
in underground MRT tunnels, a faster and safer
option compared to the old way of manual
inspection by engineers. Drones! So cool!
#dronesintunnels #perspective
#commuterlife
Rail renewal
Old things can be as good as
new things, and that includes
the NSEWL, the two oldest rail
lines in Singapore. Renewal works
Signalling system update
The signalling system on the
NSEWL is being updated from its
current 30-year-old fixed block
New trains
New trains are arriving! To be
precise, there are 57 new trains
fitted with a new signaling system.
Upgrading the NSEWL
signalling system
involves retrofitting... 141
trains
54
stations
95
km of track
to upgrade and replace ageing system. Once trains make the full They will be progressively added
infrastructure ensure that the two switch to the new signalling to the NSEWL f leet till 2019.
lines perform steadily. system, they will be able to run Old trains will also be replaced.
closer together and arrive at LTA has called a tender for 66
Sleeper replacement intervals of up to 100 seconds new trains to replace the first-
completion during peak hours, instead of 120 generation trains on the NSEWL
After the last train pulled out of seconds currently. Train doors that are about 30 years old. The While you were sleeping...
the station, and neighbourhoods will open and close automatically, new trains will have new features
quietened down as people retired instead of being controlled by the such as sensors to monitor track
NSL EWL
96,000 92,000
for the night, rail workers got to train captain. This means more conditions.
work to replace sleepers on the trains will run during peak hours,
NSEWL. In all, 188,000 wooden and there will shorter wait times Power supply works
sleepers were replaced with between services—a double plus The power supply system serving
concrete ones. The four-year for commuters. the NSEWL will also be renewed Sleepers replaced Sleepers replaced
project, which drew to a close with tools to better detect and
in end 2016, was aimed at Third rail replacement identify faults. LTA has called two
improving commuter experience The trains have been powered up. tenders, which will be awarded by
on Singapore’s oldest and most- Replacement works on the third early 2018. It is a huge job—the
used rail lines. With the project rail system—which supplies power renewal process will take around
completed, speed restrictions to the rail lines—for the NSEWL five years to be done. Power on!
of 40 to 60kmh were lifted, and will be completed in 2017, after a
maximum speeds on the two lines two-year effort. The replacement
reverted to 80kmh. project is timely as the upgrades
increase the reliability of the
electrical system and boost rail
performance.
girlcommuting
Some bumps here and there

But no biggie. As they say,
No pain, no gain. Right?
Left home earlier to take the NSL to Somerset for yoga class as I
read about tests being done on the signalling system—wanted to
buffer more time to travel. While waiting for my train, I struck up a
conversation with a station manager helping to control the crowd.
Found out that the new signalling system will lead to faster journeys
during peak hours… A little bit of pain now, for bigger gains in future.
Kind of similar to my yoga class—still aching from that crow pose
now! #commuterlife #namaste #nopainnogain
Extended network
2017: Tuas West
Extension
At a Joo Koon is no longer the last
glance 2017 2019 stop on the western point of the

EWL, with the opening of the four
Tuas West Extension Thomson–East Coast Line* new stations on the Tuas West
Extension (TWE) in June 2017,
Downtown Line 3 Canberra Station namely, Gul Circle, Tuas Crescent,
Tuas West Road and Tuas Link
stations. For people who work in
Tuas, the TWE has brought about
significant time savings for their
daily commute.
2024 2023 Tuas Link

Downtown Line 3 North East Line
Extension Extension
Tuas West Road
Tuas Crescent Before After
2025 2030 Clementi to

Tuas Crescent:
60min 35min
Via EWL Bus Via EWL
Jurong Region Line Cross Island Line Gul Circle
Circle Line 6 Ang Mo Kio to
Tuas West Road:
100min 65min
Via NSL EWL Bus Via NSL EWL
Joo Koon
* Note: To be completed in stages until 2024.
Welcoming the
girlcommuting
Tuas Depot
Red, orange, green, blue Tuas Depot—
No, not the rainbow but the Singapore’s 7th—can
Colourful train lines accommodate 60
six-car trains. That
Always fascinating to watch the escalators in Bras Basah station is almost twice the
on the orange Circle Line move up and down. Like a scene from a capacity of Kim Chuan
futuristic movie, no? Fun fact: Bras Basah has one of the longest depot which can hold
escalators at 41.3 metres! CCL has been a complete lifesaver since it 70 three-car trains.
opened. It's so easy to get around the central part of Singapore, and
the multiple points for transfers to other rail lines make commuting
a breeze. Can't wait for the CCL to make a complete loop in 2025!
#escalators #upanddown #commuterlife
2017: Downtown Line 3 2019–2024: Thomson-East Coast Line

DTL3 will open on 21 October 2017! This final stretch of DTL will add Works on the East Coast stretch have been progressing since it began in July last year. This is great news for
three more interchanges and 21km of additional railway, making it residents in Tanjong Rhu, Marine Parade and Bedok South. These residents, who are not served directly by
more convenient to travel from eastern areas to the central business any rail lines now, will have a breezier time getting to the city centre once the 13km East Coast stretch with
district and the Marina Bay areas. The DTL3 will be further extended by nine stations is up and running. The 43-km long TEL will also make it easier for commuters in Woodlands and
2.2km—due in 2024—to join the current EWL and future TEL, providing Thomson to get to the financial district, Gardens by the Bay, and East Coast.
commuters with more travel options within the rail network.
Kaki Bedok Bedok
North Reservoir 2019 2023
Ubi Bukit Woodlands North 2021 Mt Pleasant Tanjong Rhu
Woodlands Stevens Katong Park

MacPherson Tampines West Woodlands South Napier Tanjong Katong
Mattar Orchard Boulevard Marine Parade

Tampines
Orchard Marine Terrace
Geylang Bahru
Tampines East 2020 Springleaf Great World Siglap
Bendemeer
Lentor Havelock Bayshore
Upper Changi
Fort Canning Jalan Besar Mayflower Outram Park
Expo Bright Hill Maxwell

Bencoolen
Upper Thomson Shenton Way 2024 Bedok South
Xilin
Caldecott Marina Bay Sungei Bedok
Chinatown
Sungei Bedok* Marina South
Gardens by the Bay

Note: Stations in bold are interchanges.
* Interchange station connecting the DTL3 extension with the Thomson-East Coast Line.
Using new technology

Works on the TEL are on track, in part
thanks to the new tunnel-boring machine
used for its construction. In May 2016,
LTA became the first in Singapore to use
a Rectangular Tunnel-Boring Machine
(RTBM) to construct two pedestrian
underpasses—a 150-metre underpass at
Havelock station, and a 60–metre one at
Stevens station.
The RTBM makes rectangular tunnels

instead of circular ones, constructing the
structure as it goes along. This method saves
time and manpower, and causes less surface
disruption than the traditional cut-and-
cover construction method. The Havelock
underpass took six months to complete,
compared to three to four years using the old
method.
2019: Canberra
Station Sembawang
2023: North East
Line Extension
Punggol
Coast*
LRT enhancements
The NSL will get an additional The North East Line (NEL) will be
Punggol New features and improvements As the existing BPLRT is 17 years two-car train services at Punggol
stop 30 years after its inception. extended by one station, or a 2km
Canberra on the LRT allow commuters to old, LTA is looking to renew East Loop during the morning
Commuters could save about 10 stretch, to the north of Punggol.
enjoy smoother journeys from the system and improve its and evening peak hours. The new
minutes in travelling time, as they The extension will be completed
Sengkang their estates to the MRT stations. reliability with new technology trains effectively doubled the
no longer need to take the bus to in 2023, seven years ahead of
Yishun and design. Commuters in Bukit capacity to 204 passengers each.
Yishun or Sembawang. schedule, to keep in tandem with
developments in the area. Bukit Panjang LRT Panjang can look forward to more
Commuters travelling on the Bukit improvements coming their way!
Panjang LRT (BPLRT) welcomed
faster boarding, alighting and Punggol LRT
transfers to the MRT since Commuters on the Punggol
December last year, as the two LRT line also started enjoying
newly constructed platforms at better rides with the opening
Choa Chu Kang LRT station had of Punggol Point and Samudera
2025: Circle Line 6 2025: Jurong Region Line begun operations. LRT stations, and the start of
Come 2025, a 4km stretch with The 20km Jurong Region Line (JRL) will
three stations will be added to the link areas such as Jurong Innovation
Circle Line. Keppel, Cantonment, District and Jurong Lake District to the
and Prince Edward stations will Marina Bay existing rail network. In March 2017, a site
link HarbourFront to Marina Bay. in Tengah was gazetted for the JRL’s depot,
Quite simply, the Circle Line will and site preparation works are underway.
finally come full circle. Construction is expected to begin in
2019. Once the JRL is ready around 2025,
commuters coming from the north will
HarbourFront Keppel* Cantonment* Prince
have a direct rail line into Jurong.
Edward*
2030: Cross Island

Line
On the map, Changi and Jurong
are two opposite points. But
getting to them will be easier once
the Cross Island Line (CRL)—
Singapore’s 8th line—is up and
running. Commuters are projected
to take 600,000 daily rides on the
50km line when completed.
* Note: Station names are working names only.

Fast track to Malaysia

Rapid Transit System High Speed Rail over the Straits of Johor—for the
Travelling to Malaysia will be a By 2026, it will also be easier to get express service to KL and the KUALA LUMP UR
breeze with the upcoming rail from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur. shuttle service to Iskandar Puteri. BANDAR MALAY S I A TE RMI NUS
connections. By December 2024, In December 2016, the two P UTRAJ AYA
commuters can board a train from countries signed a deal to develop S E RE MBAN
Woodlands North station on the the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High

Thomson–East Coast Line (TEL) Speed Rail (HSR). Together ME LAKA
and alight at Johor’s Bukit Chagar with MyHSR of Malaysia, LTA is MUAR
terminus station. The 4km Rapid responsible for the development

BATU PAHAT
Transit System (RTS), which can and implementation of the project.
carry 10,000 commuters an hour I S KANDAR
P UTE RI
in each direction, will use the LTA will design and build the
same rail systems and rolling stock Singapore terminus station and SI NGA POR E
as the TEL. tunnels, as well as the bridge J URONG EA ST

TER M I NUS
girlcommuting
Daydreaming of a
Road trip to KL in just
An hour and a half
Just took a great road trip to Kuala Lumpur with

my friends over the weekend. Despite the good fun
over laughter and potato chips, we dreamed about
how much more fun it will be to take a 90-min
express train ride instead of a four-hour car ride.
Can’t wait for the high speed rail project to be
done. It’ll be so much easier to plan trips to KL,
and best of all, in comfort and style.
#allhailthenewrail #moreKLtrips
Artistic impression of the HSR terminus in Jurong East by Farells. The eventual design may differ.
Engineering capabilities
As Singapore’s rail network a Memorandum of Understanding
continues to expand, it will also (MOU) with the Employment
need to develop a pool of talented and Employability Institute (e2i)
and capable engineers. By 2030, to affirm commitment to attract,
Singapore will need 15,000 people retain, and develop the local rail
to work in the rail industry, up industry workforce.
from the current 10,000.
Working with partners
Singapore Rail Academy LTA is also partnering the
To get everyone up to speed, Singapore Institute of Technology
the Singapore Rail Academy (SIT) and the International
(SGRA) was launched in February Council on Systems Engineering
2017. The aim is to nurture a (INCOSE), a US-based not-for-
Singaporean talent pool with deep profit membership organisation, to
technical expertise and cross- establish a partnership to develop
functional capabilities in rail skilled manpower in systems
engineering. engineering. This will be done
through pre-employment training
The Academy will collaborate and continuing education and
with tripartite partners and training programmes. Together
local and overseas institutions with SIT, LTA has opened two
to build up Singapore’s rail laboratories at SIT to conduct
research capabilities, certify training programmes for
the proficiencies of railway engineering students, especially
professionals, and promote careers systems engineers.
in the rail industry. It has signed
Our growing rail workforce

Now 2030
10,000
people employed
15,000
people needed
Connecting with commuters

Travel Smart Rewards The Thoughtful Bunch Knackstop.sg
If people make slight shifts to Journeys made in the peak hour Remind someone to do their part
their travelling patterns, the can also be more pleasant if to make commuting a breeze, by
collective effort could mean everyone makes a small effort, as giving them knick-knacks featuring
commuter f low is more evenly shown by the Thoughtful Bunch. the adorable mascots.
spread out. To encourage this
effort, LTA revamped its Travel The Thoughtful Bunch stepped Icons of Singapore’s public
Smart Rewards (TSR) programme, out of the MRT stations and into transport are presented as
an incentive scheme to encourage Marina Square for a weekend keychains, coasters and even
people to travel during off-peak in September 2016. They played washi tapes, available for sale
hours and earn cash rewards. games, sang and danced with to the public on Knackstop.sg.
Commuters will also receive a shoppers, as well as commuters The proceeds will go to helping
customised travel plan to shift or who have spent so much time with disadvantaged families with their
maintain an off-peak travelling them on the different rail lines. transport needs through the LTA
schedule. Off-peak perks: more Still, their job is not done. After Cares Fund.
seats, more legroom, more fun! the fun and games, they got down
to work again, gently reminding
and nudging people to move in,
give way and give up their seats to
those who need it more.
girlcommuting
Off-peak hour on
A weekday—calm and peaceful,
Soothing frazzled nerves
Loving days when I head to work early on the off-peak train. I have
time for the morning paper and breakfast with mum. It’s also nice to
ride on an almost empty train to the CBD. Despite this not being my
travelling routine, I spotted a familiar face on the 10am train—the
Converse high-tops guy!
#offpeakhours #slowmornings #commuterlife

B
EYOND
BUS
girlcommuting
Tap card, take a seat

Plug into smartphone music
Watch the world whirl by
Listening to music while riding the bus is like having a

soundtrack playing while the scenery outside changes. As
the bus moves from town to town, the scenes change, and
so do the characters. In the heartlands, there are people
doing their morning exercise before they begin their day.
And then going into the CBD, there are men and women
in their crisp shirts and shift dresses, rushing to their
workplaces.
#busrides #journeys
Beyond Bus LTA Annual Report 2016/2017 | 41
Better bus services

Improving 14 new bus services
A new contracting model and an run 26 two-way bus services from
enhancement package has helped Yishun, Yio Chu Kang and Ang
to raise service standards of buses Mo Kio Bus Interchanges to Bukit by end-2017
bus journeys 75%
and reduce waiting time and Batok, Bukit Merah, and Eunos Bus
congestion. Interchanges, as well as Shenton
Way Bus Terminal. of bus services
Bus Contracting Model less crowded
It’s been a year since the Bus Service Enhancement
Programme
114
Bus Contracting Model (BCM)
made its debut and what a journey Now in its final stretch, the Bus services improved with
it has been! This contracting
model, where the Government
Service Enhancement Programme
(BSEP) aims to expand the public injection of 96 buses
owns bus infrastructure and LTA bus fleet to reduce waiting times to increase service levels
decides the bus services to be and congestion. The programme is
provided as well as sets service on track to hit its target of adding
standards, means LTA can respond 1,000 more buses on the road by
to changes in ridership and 2017—there are already 820 of
commuters’ behaviours in a fast, them plying our roads.
timely manner.
BSEP ticks all the right boxes for
The Seletar package—the third commuters: more space on board
package up for competitive girlcommuting
buses, shorter waiting times and
tendering—went to SBS Transit better connectivity.
in April 2017. The company will
operate the new Seletar Bus Depot
and existing Ang Mo Kio and Yio Kaya toast, kopi,
Chu Kang Bus Interchanges, and And a slow walk to the bus
Stop. Quiet mornings.
All figures are updated as at September 2017.
Really enjoy the morning walk to the bus stop.
I love the smell of the air and the familiar faces
of children on their way to school, bread in their
hands and water-bottles slung around their necks.
It is a short eight-minute walk, but it has come
to be a routine I cherish… of course, on the days
that I wake up on time and am not rushing like a
hurricane. It’s a different story once the work day
begins in exactly 25 minutes, the time the bus takes
to get to my office!
#commuterlife #journeys #busrides

Bigger data,
smarter systems
Big data can help transport Fusion AnalyticS for public
operators manage incidents in Transport Emergency
real time. It can also be used to Response
plot trends to improve transport
LTA is developing the Fusion
planning.
AnalyticS for public Transport
Common Fleet Emergency Response (FASTER)
Management System system to improve transport
planning. The intelligent system
The Common Fleet Management will combine farecard data, video
System (CFMS) lets bus operators footage and anonymised telco data
track bus f leets in real time. With to better manage and enhance
live data on traffic accidents responses to public transport
and bus locations and arrival incidents and special events. It
times, operators can make quick will also recommend specific girlcommuting
adjustments to bus operations, measures such as the injection
boosting efficiency. of more trains and buses. Numbers on a board
Show bus arrival timings
On time, exactly
Was tardy today and nearly missed my regular bus, but I have no
excuses really. The bus timings are displayed at bus stops and even
on LTA’s MyTransport app. In fact, the timings are so accurate as bus
locations and traffic accidents are tracked to predict arrival times.
Should really help with transport planning… but first I need to up my
punctuality game.
#commuterlife #journeys #busrides

New-age buses
Leaps in technology mean that surroundings. Radars and sonars Buses running purely on electric
buses could soon drive themselves help them detect if other vehicles technology are still being tested
and gas emissions may be a thing and pedestrians are within a 200m out in tropical climates like
of the past. distance ahead of them. They will Singapore, but the feedback so
also have the ability to navigate far has been encouraging and
Autonomous buses traffic in heavier rain conditions. promising.
Autonomous buses taking
commuters from one point to Hybrid and electric buses
another within a neighbourhood Buses will be going greener in
may soon be a reality. LTA inked Singapore—and this is not a
an agreement with ST Kinetics reference to the livery colour. The
in April 2017 to develop and trial LTA will call for tenders of 50
autonomous buses. hybrid buses and 60 electric buses
this year, as part of an effort to
The trial starts with two 40-seater shift towards a greener and more
electric buses, which will use a environmentally friendly bus
satellite-based Global Positioning f leet. There will soon be three bus
System and sensors to determine services fully served by electric
their location and immediate buses.
girlcommuting
The electric bus

Is so quiet, it’s perfect
For a quick shut-eye
Rode on an electric bus today. Throughout the

journey, I was marvelling at how smooth the ride
was. Well… to be accurate, I was thinking about
the electric technology for the 10 minutes that I
was awake. The bus ride was so quiet and peaceful
that I dozed off quickly enough. People often talk
about how electric buses are a greener way to
travel because they eliminate smog and pollution.
To me, the peace and silence is an understated
beauty of the electric technology. If you ever find
yourself on an electric bus, please take a moment
to appreciate the calmness!
#quietbusrides #electricjourneys
#commuterlife
girlcommuting
No juice in my phone
No worries, the new buses
Have got me covered
Great that the new buses have USB charging ports

to allow people to charge their smart devices.
Enhanced features
Phones just seem to run out of battery at the
most crucial moments… Just two days ago, I was
outside the gym writing an urgent work email
to my colleagues and my phone had just 2% of
battery left. Fortunately, I hit the send button
With these enhancements, buses Buses for families For power users before it died on me. Yup, that is me, winner of the
are now more friendly for families, From April 2017, parents and Buses now come with charging Amazing Race Against Your Phone’s Battery.
and for the smartphone-savvy caregivers have been able to ports, so commuters no longer
commuters who are always seen board buses with open strollers. have to worry about their phones
with their devices. #chargingonthego #nophonenolife
Previously, they had to carry their going out of juice. In September #commuterlife
babies (and risk waking them 2016, LTA introduced 10 new
Faster boarding and from their naps), fold the strollers, double decker buses across five
alighting and then carry both baby and services installed with USB
How do you get on and off a bus stroller up the bus. To create a charging ports. Each bus has
during rush hour in double quick safer system, a prototype stroller 41 charging ports located near
time? Why, you make another restraint system to secure open the inner seats to encourage
door! The first three-door bus was strollers on buses, developed by commuters to move in. On
launched in March 2017, under Temasek Polytechnic, is being wheelchair accessible buses,
a six-month trial to evaluate tested on Service 69, serving charging ports can also be found
the suitability of such a design mainly families and residents in at the wheelchair bays. Another
in Singapore and how it affects the Bedok and Tampines areas. 137 buses with charging ports are
commuter f low. Service 143, This will provide an added layer progressively being introduced.
operated by Tower Transit, is the of safety for the children in their
first to get a three-door double- strollers, on top of having someone
decker bus, which has two stair hold on to the strollers throughout
cases. In June 2017, another six- the bus ride. These may be baby
month trial of the new single-deck steps, but bit by bit, we are
three-door bus was launched on moving towards a more accessible,
service 190, operated by SMRT. convenient and user-friendly
public transport system.
New bus terminals

The new bus terminals are integrated
with existing MRT and LRT stations.
For the commuter, this means a
seamless transit from one mode of
transport to another.
Compassvale Bus
Interchange
The new Compassvale Bus
Interchange, which complements
the Sengkang Bus Interchange,
began operations in March
2017. The new bus interchange
is connected to the Sengkang
Integrated Transport Hub and the
Compass One shopping mall via a
sheltered overhead bridge and an
at-grade crossing. No more worries
about getting wet when it rains!
The new interchange also sports

features such as priority queues
and a nursing room for mothers.
A new bus service 374 was also
added, connecting Sengkang
West residents to Sengkang MRT
station.
Bukit Panjang
Integrated girlcommuting
Transport Hub Love bright and sunny
The Integrated Transport Hub Days. But not the searing heat
in Bukit Panjang will be fully Of the afternoon
operational in 2017. A new, fully
air-conditioned bus interchange Had to run an errand in Sengkang today. It was all cool and breezy
will be linked to the MRT and when I stepped out of my house, but the weather turned warm
LRT stations, as well as the and humid when I got to Sengkang. Thankfully, the bus interchange
surrounding developments. is linked all the way to the Compass One mall. I was worried I'd be
Comfort and connectivity—always roasted under the scorching July sun, but I think I managed fine today.
a winning combination!
#sgweather #sengkangmusings
Bus academy
The Singapore Bus Academy opened its
doors only in October 2016, but more than
1,000 trainees have already graduated from
it. Housed in the Devan Nair Institute, the
academy has been conducting standardised,
centralised training course for bus
professionals to complement the current
training efforts of individual operators.
This ensures a consistent service delivery

standard across the bus industry. Other
training and upskilling programmes for other
professionals in the bus industry, including
bus captains and technicians, are also in the
works. It takes an entire village to keep the
wheels on the bus going round and round.
PERSONAL &
P
ORTABLE
girlcommuting
New morning routine

To start the work week, me to
The office, two wheels
A change of scenery today. Borrowed a bike from the bike-

share system and rode from home to office. The trail was
great—I went past greenery and amazing architecture that
I somehow never noticed before. Worked up a sweat and
no longer need the gym today. This feels great.
#on2wheels #cyclingtowork #workout

Personal & Portable LTA Annual Report 2016/2017 | 55
Scoot for joy

Personal mobility devices (PMD) From June 2017, commuters can
and foldable bicycles are fun, continue taking foldable bikes and
convenient ways of getting around, PMDs on buses and trains all day,
and they do not leave carbon after a six-month trial that started
footprints! These new modes of in December 2016 proved it was
getting around look like they are well-received. Hurray to first-and-
here to stay. last-mile connectivity!
girlcommuting
Ready, get set, scoot

Up the train, even the bus
Scooter in commute
These days, I sometimes ride the train with my trusty pink

e-scooter—it helps me get from places to places much faster!
I’m not alone. I’ve been seeing many different types of scooters
and foldable bikes in trains. But something strange happened
yesterday—I saw a man with the same pink scooter as me exiting the
train station. The same model, the same colour. I caught a glimpse of
his face and I think it’s graphic-novel-Converse-shoes guy! Talk about
coincidence? #seriously?! #SOS #scootscoot
N
ew rules
With a framework in place, cyclists so as to create a safe environment officers in their bright yellow is engaging retailers and cyclists
and users of personal mobility for all users of public paths. shirts and black Bermuda shorts. If to help them understand the new
devices should learn how they you see them, do say hi! requirements. Road safety is a
can play their part to keep public Active Mobility shared responsibility—everyone
pathways safe for everyone. Enforcement Officers Registration of power- has a part to play to keep roads
assisted bicycles and paths safe!
Check out the people who keep
Active Mobility Bill shared footpaths safe! Active To keep public pathways and roads
Scoot or ride right up to the Mobility Enforcement Officers go safe, owners of power-assisted
doorstep of your destination! The to areas with high pedestrian and bicycles will have to register
Active Mobility Bill, passed in cyclist traffic, to deter reckless their devices and affix it with a
January 2017, puts in place rules behaviour on bicycles and PMDs number plate by 31 January 2018.
on the types of PMDs, and where and encourage safe sharing of This helps ramp up enforcement
bicycles and PMDs are to be used, paths. It’s easy to spot these against reckless riding. The LTA
girlcommuting
New rules, a new field

Ride like the wind, feeling free
There’s no holding back
I was really enjoying scooting until I spotted an

Active Mobility Enforcement Officer walking
towards me yesterday. Have you ever felt that
irrational guilt as if you have done something
wrong? That was me. I gazed down while I scooted,
trying my best to be as low profile as I could be
while riding a pink scooter… and then the officer
stopped next to me. I looked up and gave the
friendliest smile ever, waiting for him to tell me
I’ve broken some rule. But all he did was say hi and
remind me to stay safe. Phew?!?! My enjoyment
continued.
#hengah! #scootscoot #scootsafe

Connecting towns and cyclists

Cycle to the MRT station, hop on
a train to the Central Business
District, and walk to the
built in the next decade. By 2030,
Singapore will have a total of
700km of cycling paths and 20,500
city centre. It features dedicated
bus lanes and cycling trunk
routes, one of the most ambitious
700
km of dedicated
office building. Arrive at work bicycle lots, and more options projects yet. Cyclists can look
feeling recharged and ready to for getting around the island. forward to riding into the city via cycling paths
tackle the day’s challenges. a cycling trunk route that links
In the next few years, it will be

even easier to cycle around the
North–South Corridor
The 21.5km North-South Corridor
(NSC) is Singapore’s first
the Park Connector Networks and
dedicated cycling path networks
within HDB towns along the
20,500
bicycle parking spaces
tropical city. More cycling paths integrated transport corridor that corridor to the city centre.
and bicycle parking lots will be around MRT stations
connects towns in the north to the
Sembawang
Woodlands
Yishun girlcommuting
Marsiling
Punggol
One, two, three, four, five
Yew Tee Sengkang On our bikes, come on, let’s ride
North, south, east and west
Choa Chu Kang Bukit Panjang Buangkok
When I cycle around these days, I imagine that this
Ang Mo Kio Hougang Pasir Ris was what my grandparents, uncles, aunties, and
even my parents used to do in their daily lives—
ride around on two wheels. There is definitely
Bishan Tampines something peaceful about cycling around and
Jurong Lake District Toa Payoh completing errands… In this busy, modernised age,
Taman Jurong Changi–Simei it’s nice to be able to travel simply. The cycling
Potong
Pasir paths and park connectors make the journey even
Bedok better—fresh air, greenery, and wide pathways.
Clementi #scootscoot #freshair #on2wheels
Dover Dakota
Proposed NSC route
Bencoolen Street
Promenade Walking and cycling town
Bayfront
Cycling path network
Marina Bay
Town with cycling link
connecting park
connectors to MRT
station
Note: Infrastructure will be implemented progressively until 2030. Car-lite street

B
encoolen Street:
Car-lite makeover
Bencoolen Street lies at the heart lane and a pedestrian path. Bicycle
of Singapore’s f lourishing parking facilities were added to the
cultural district. In May 2017, area as well, giving cyclists greater
a new Bencoolen Street was convenience and more options
unveiled with a dedicated bus on where to park their bikes.
lane, a cycling path, and wider Benches placed along the wide
footpaths that allow pedestrians, footpath encourage pedestrians
buses, bicycles, and cars to share to go slow and enjoy the place.
and use the roads safely.
As part of the revamp, two of the

four road lanes on Bencoolen
Street were converted to a cycling
C
ycling towns
Ang Mo Kio:
The first Walking
and Cycling Town
A 4km cycling path that loops
around Ang Mo Kio Avenues 1, 3
and 8 opened in July 2016, making
the estate Singapore’s first Walking
and Cycling town.
Residents can now ride seamlessly

through the neighbourhood, from
their homes to Ang Mo Kio MRT
station, and the nearby swimming
complex and shopping mall. The
cycling path is the first phase of
the Ang Mo Kio Cycling network.
When fully completed in 2020, the
20km-long network will include
a walking and cycling corridor
that runs along the MRT viaduct
between Yio Chu Kang station and
Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park.
Tampines:
The second Walking
and Cycling Town
Plans are underway to revamp
the estate into Singapore’s second
walking and cycling town, after
Ang Mo Kio. Trunk cycling routes
will be built to connect the estate
to neighbouring towns and to
major employment centres such
as Changi Business Park and
Singapore Expo. Footpaths will be
widened and pedestrian priority
zones will be demarcated at bus
stops, so that cyclists and PMD
users have a distinct path from bus
commuters.
Jurong Lake District

Cycling Network
A 15km cycling path network in the More cycling path networks are
Jurong Lake District (JLD) means also being planned. By 2020, the
it is easier for commuters to go car- JLD cycling path network will be
lite in Singapore’s second Central integrated with the Taman Jurong
Business District. Officially estate. Taman Jurong already has
launched in July 2017, the network a 5.4km cycling network. This will
will let commuters ride safely from be extended to 10km by 2020, and
their homes to public transport will link cyclists to Lakeside MRT
nodes, or to their offices in the station as well.
vicinity.
Exploring the Jurong Lake

Gardens, all the way to Taman
Jurong, is also easier now with the
cycling path network, which links
to the existing park connector.
Punggol: More enhancements

Eco-cycling ahead
An eco-town or a cycling town? Cycling facilities in various towns
Well, how about both. Punggol, across the island will continue
Singapore’s first eco-town, to be ramped up, to encourage
completed its cycling path network active mobility. Facilities such as
in October 2016. The cycling path wheeling ramps, bicycle parking
network allows residents to cycle stations and bicycle crossings
safely from their homes to the with dedicated lanes for cyclists
MRT and LRT stations, as well as and pedestrians will be added
nearby amenities including malls to Tampines, Pasir Ris, Yishun,
and community clubs. Works Sembawang and Taman Jurong.
on the 60km Coastal Adventure These enhancements will make it
Corridor, the first of the three safer and easier for people to cycle
corridors along the 150km Round in the neighbourhoods, to and
Island Route green corridor, has from their homes.
also begun. When completed,
eco-lovers can cycle from Punggol Cycling links have also been
to the East Coast Park and added to 12 MRT stations to
Gardens by the Bay. connect them to the nearby
park connectors. The links have
dedicated cycling and pedestrian
lanes, and bridge first-and-last-
mile connections to and from the
MRT stations.
Beyond these plans, the

Government will also look at
providing more inter-town cycling
routes to connect cyclists directly
from their homes to the city
to make the riding experience
smoother and more seamless.
girlcommuting
On two wheels, I see

Things I’ve never noticed from
The passenger seat
I’m really getting to know my neighbourhood better these days. Since

cycling paths were added to my neighbourhood, I’ve been riding
around on my old bicycle a lot more. In the past week, I’ve cycled to
my neighbourhood library, the supermarket, and to late night suppers
with my brother. Two observations here: First, cycling around my
estate is so fuss-free and easy with the new cycling paths and bicycle
parking facilities. Second, I never knew my neighbourhood had so
many cats! #bikingforthewin #catsforthewin #on2wheels
TAKING A
SMART SPIN
girlcommuting
New developments
Refresh my daily commutes
Every other day
The public transport scene is getting such an upgrade

these days. Every so often, new plans and developments
are being announced—more options and convenience
for me as a commuter. Should I still get a driving licence?
Maybe not. Scoot, bike, ride-sharing, trains, buses… there
are just so many ways to travel.
#journeys #destinations
Taking a Smart Spin LTA Annual Report 2016/2017 | 71
Electric vehicles
Cars, and even taxis, are becoming for pollution-free transportation
more environmentally-friendly as and convenient, point-to-point
they go electric. mobility!
Electric car sharing Electric taxis

Say hi to blue cars and even bluer An all-electric taxi f leet operated
skies with the introduction of by HDT Singapore hit the roads in
Singapore’s first nation-wide September 2016, with a pilot f leet
electric car-sharing programme of 10 e-taxis. In February 2017, it
operated by BlueSG Pte. Ltd. The added 50 more e-taxis to the roads.
first phase of the car-sharing The move is part of an eight-year
programme will be completed by trial to test the viability of electric
end-2017. Drivers can pick up a car transportation in Singapore.
at the starting point and return it
at their destinations. Thumbs up
2017 2020
Bluecars on
the road 125 1,000
Charging
points 200 2,000
girlcommuting
Going electric
The new way to get around
Zero pollution
Dad rented a car today and took the family out. Haven’t been out
with my folks and siblings like this in a while. Felt like we were little
again, and following our parents on adventures. We went to a café
for brunch, watched a movie, and ended the day buying groceries—
just like how all outings with parents end. For the next trip, we
could rent a BlueSG electric car. They don’t use petrol, which means
no pollution!
#familyday #BlueSG #bluegreen #nopollution
Autonomous vehicles
Since 2015, self-driving vehicles to book a pod through their
have been on trial in one-north. mobile phones, have it come to
From June 2017, the testbed was their doorstep, hop on, and be
further extended to neighbouring driven to nearby amenities and
areas such as NUS, SG Science train stations in air-conditioned
Park 1 and 2, Dover and Buona comfort!
Vista. This adds another 55km
to the existing AV trial routes of
12km. If the pilot is successful,
commuters will one day be able
girlcommuting
Autonomous pods—
Shuttles that plug the gaps in
First mile and last mile
It is hard to imagine, but in a few years, I could be

travelling around my neighbourhood in futuristic
shuttles that, gasp, drive themselves! I could even
call for a shuttle on my phone and watch it come
to my doorstep to take me to my destination. Self-
driving cars on-demand—such a wild and exciting
thought!
#driverless #notkidding #newagetransport

A smoother ride
As Singapore moves towards its routes. Parking coupons will also Smarter street lamps
vision of being a Smart Nation, be a thing of the past, as the new In another five years, all street
road facilities such as street lights unit will let drivers know the lamps will be replaced with
and the Electronic Road Pricing parking charges and facilitate energy-efficient LED. LTA will also
(ERP) system will get smarter too. payment. develop a system to detect faulty
lights automatically. Currently,
Next-generation ERP The new ERP will also provide checks are conducted every night
The ERP will get an update in f lexibity in managing traffic and it takes a month to check all
2020. The new system will replace congestion with the option of the street lights. A smarter nation
the current gantry-based ERP distance-based road pricing, calls for smarter lights too.
system. The current in-vehicle where motorists are charged
unit used by motorists will also be according to the distance travelled
replaced with a new, smartphone- on congested roads. Off-peak car
sized unit. With the new system, users can also pay based on their
drivers will get real-time traffic use of uncongested roads and
updates and parking information duration of vehicle use, rather than
to help them plan their travel full-day charges.
Services enabled by next-gen ERP:
Real-time traffic info, E-payment for

allowing motorists to checkpoint tolls
better plan routes
Johor
Automatic charging Paperless coupon

of off-peak cars parking
P
-$20
Smarter
payments
It is a feeling commuters know
too well—when fare cards run
low on funds and a human jam
quickly forms behind at the MRT
gantry or bus commuters. But this
scenario will soon be a thing of the
past, with a new Account-Based
Ticketing (ABT) System with
contactless credit and debit cards.
In March 2017, LTA and Mastercard

piloted a “tap and go” payment
mode, allowing commuters to use
their credit and debit cards to pay
for rides, instead of their ez-link
cards.
girlcommuting
Taxis and private hire cars Not quite strangers, not

Friends either. But life is strange
Hailing is no longer the most minimum daily mileage of 250km with other people heading towards
And we keep meeting
common way of getting a cab, as and taxi operators will not need the same direction to lower their
more passengers are turning to to meet availability requirements fares.
taxi booking applications. With during shoulder peak periods, Life is funny. I booked a shared ride to get home
the availability of such channels which are between 6am to 7am after work today. Ended up being in the same
To ensure commuters’ safety,
and private hire car options, LTA and 11pm to 12am. car as the guy I’ve been seeing on my morning
drivers of chauffeured private-
in consultation with the taxi train rides. The graphic novel dude, the Converse
hire cars are required to display
industry—comprising National high-tops dude, the pink scooter dude. Yup, the
Private hire cars offer commuters tamper-evident decals on their
Taxi Association (NTA), taxi same guy. So after bumping into each other for
more options to get to their car windscreens. The drivers also
drivers and taxi companies—has x number of times, we got down to properly
destinations, reducing the need for need a Private Hire Car Driver’s
simplified the Taxi Availability introducing ourselves today. Funny, isn’t it? (Also
people to own cars. Users can opt Vocational Licence (PDVL) to
(TA) framework. Taxis are found out that the pink scooter belongs to his
for a personalised, point-to-point ferry passengers around. Both
no longer required to clock a sister… and yes he is a true graphic novel fan.) A
chauffeured service, or share a ride requirements started in July 2017.
lovely sunset to end a beautiful day.
#commuterlife #strangerstofriends
#carsharing
Awards won
INTERNATIONAL
Asia Pacific Information and Prince Michael International Tunnelling Project of the Year
Communications Technology Road Safety Award Award
Alliance (APICTA) Awards: The internationally renowned The construction of the Fort
Overall Winner (Government award recognises the most Canning Station and tunnels
and Public Sector) outstanding achievements and as part of the Downtown
innovations in enhancing road Line Stage 3, which involved
The LTA won the Gold Award safety for different road users. moving the Singapore River,
in the Government and Public Selected from a pool of more than won top honours at the 2 nd
Sector category for Project 60 nominations globally, LTA International Tunnelling and
Land Transport Real-time received the award from His Royal Underground Space Association
Info@SG (POLARis) at the Highness Prince Michael of Kent (ITA) Awards. It recognises
2016 regional APICTA Awards at the annual Gala Presentation the most ground-breaking
in Taipei. The project uses held in London. The award is in achievements in underground
IoT sensors to track real-time recognition of LTA's Silver Zone infrastructure worldwide.
information on public buses. programme, introduced in selected
residential areas to enhance
road safety for the elderly.
LOCAL
Most Innovative Use of MOT Innovation Award PS 21 ExCEL Award: Most
Infocomm Technology This annual award by the Ministry Innovative Project/Policy
(Public Sector) of Transport was given to LTA (Merit Award)
Singapore’s highest accolade for its real-time bus information. The LTA’s bus arrival information
in infocomm innovation went The award recognises innovative project won the award that
to the LTA for its Project Land projects which contributed showcases and celebrates
Transport Real-time Info@ significantly to achieving the innovative ideas, projects and
SG (POLARis). It uses sensors Ministry’s mission and goal, efforts from individuals and
installed on every public bus to resulting in benefits to the public team contributors, which create
track, monitor and predict arrival and industry and were also proven outcomes that benefit citizens.
times, compute crowding level to be cost and time effective.
and alert bus operators to inject
additional buses on busy routes. Human Resources Asia
Minister for National
Recruitment Awards: Best
Development’s Research and
Employer Brand Development
OTC Institute Workplace Development Award
(Bronze)
Partnership Award (Gold) (Merit Award)
HRM Awards: Best Talent
The LTA and the Amalgamated A noise barrier that can reduce
Union of Statutory Board noise pollution by up to 30 Acquisition Strategies
Employees (AUSBE) jointly won per cent, developed by LTA in (Special Recognition)
the award by the Ong Teng Cheong collaboration with the National The LTA is an employer of choice,
Labour Leadership Institute (OTC University of Singapore, received winning both awards in 2017 as a
Institute) for sustained efforts a merit award for its innovative result of its various branding and
to strengthen understanding and design. By adopting a jagged-edge recruitment outreach efforts to
cooperation between management design, the new noise barrier build the brand and promote the
and union through programmes was able to block out noise more agency among its target audience.
organised by the OTC Institute. effectively than the existing
straight-edge noise barrier.
Contracts awarded in FY2016/17

Thomson–East Coast Line Contract No. Contractor Description
T3122 GeoLS Pte. Ltd. Supply, Installation and Monitoring of Instruments for
Contract No. Contractor Description Contract T312
T250A China Railway First Group Co., Ltd. Trackwork for Thomson–East Coast Line Stage 4 and 5, T3131 Tritech Consultants Pte. Ltd. Provision of QP Services of Thomson–East Coast Line
Downtown Line Stage 3 Extension and East–West Line Upgrade Contracts T313 and T315
T3132 Geosmart International Pte. Ltd. Supply, Installation and Monitoring of Instruments for
T253A Guthrie Engineering (S) Pte Ltd / LSIS Co., Ltd. Power Supply System for Thomson–East Coast Line Stage 4
Contract T313
Consortium and 5
T3152 Gammon Pte. Limited Supply, Installation and Monitoring of Instruments for
T272B Cubic Technologies Singapore Pte. Ltd. and Design, Supply, Install, Test and Commission of AFC Frontend
Contract T315
Cubic Transportation Systems (Australia) Pty System for Thomson–East Coast Line
Limited Consortium
T281A Siemens Pte. Ltd. Depot Equipment for East–West, Downtown and Thomson–
East Coast Lines (Package A) Cross Island Line / Jurong Region Line
T281B Siemens Pte. Ltd. Depot Equipment for East–West, Downtown and Thomson– Contract No. Contractor Description
East Coast Lines (Package B)
C1005 Arup Singapore Private Limited and Aedas Pte. Advance Engineering Study for the Proposed Cross Island Line
T302 China Railway First Group Co., Ltd. Singapore Construction of Facility Building and Tunnels for Thomson– Ltd. Eastern Leg (CRLe) from Sin Ming to Changi — Depot and
Branch East Coast Line Mainline Package A
T311 China Jingye Engineering Corporation Limited Construction of Bedok South Station and Tunnels for C1006 Parsons Brinckerhoff Pte. Ltd. Advance Engineering Study for the Proposed Cross Island
(Singapore Branch) Thomson–East Coast Line Line Eastern Leg (CRLe) from Sin Ming to Changi — Mainline
T312 KTC Civil Engineering & Construction Pte. Ltd. Construction of Sungei Bedok Station and Tunnels for Package B
Thomson–East Coast Line C1007 Surbana Jurong Consultants Pte. Ltd. and Atkins Advance Engineering Study for the Proposed Cross Island
T315 Lum Chang Building Contractors Pte. Ltd. Addition and Alteration Works to Existing Tanah Merah Design Engineering Consultants Pte. Ltd. Line Eastern Leg (CRLe) from Sin Ming to Changi — Mainline
Station and Existing Viaducts Package C
T2161 Tyco Fire, Security & Services Pte. Ltd. Supply, Delivery, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of C1040 Tritech Engineering & Testing (Singapore) Pte. Site Investigation Engineering Services
Automatic Clean Gas System for Thomson–East Coast Line Ltd.
T2181 Ancon Anda Pte. Ltd. Design and Construction of Passenger Service Centre, Station C1047 Tritech Engineering & Testing (Singapore) Pte. Provision of Horizontal Directional Coring Services
Master's Room and Ticket Sales Office for Thomson–East Ltd.
Coast Line Stations C1048 Ryobi Geotechnique International Pte. Ltd. Provision of Geophysical Investigation Services
T3011 Ronnie & Koh Consultants Pte. Ltd. Provision of Consultancy for Supervision of Thomson–East
Coast Line Contract T301 C1049 Tritech Engineering & Testing (Singapore) Pte. Provision of Horizontal Directional Coring Services
Ltd.
T3021 GWC Consulting Pte. Ltd. Provision of Consultancy for Supervision of Thomson–East
Coast Line Contracts T302, T303, T305 and T306 J1001 Parsons Brinckerhoff Pte. Ltd. Advance Engineering Consultancy Services for the Proposed
Jurong Region Line (JRL) Mainline (Contract 1)
T3026 SCB Building Construction Pte. Ltd. / Smitech Proposed Relocation of Recreational Facility
Engineering Pte. Ltd. Joint Venture J1002 T.Y.Lin International Pte. Ltd., DP Architects Advance Engineering Consultancy Services for the Proposed
Pte. Ltd. and Hassell Architecture (Singapore) Jurong Region Line (JRL) Mainline and Depot (Contract 2)
T3030 Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited Mobile Application System for Rail Construction and Interface Pte. Ltd.
to Maintenance Management Systems
J1003 Surbana Jurong Infrastructure Pte. Ltd., Atkins Advance Engineering Consultancy Services for the Proposed
T3052 Fosta Pte. Ltd. Supply, Installation and Monitoring of Instruments for Design Engineering Consultants Pte. Ltd. and Jurong Region Line (JRL) Mainline (Contract 3)
Contracts T305 and T306 Surbana Jurong Consultants Pte. Ltd.
T3082 Geosmart International Pte. Ltd. Supply, Installation and Monitoring of Instruments for J1007 Parsons Brinckerhoff Pte. Ltd. Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Services for Jurong
Contracts T308 and T309 Region Line (JRL) Depot
T3101 ECAS-EJ Consultants Pte. Ltd. Provision of Consultancy for Supervision and Checking J1008 Parsons Brinckerhoff Pte. Ltd. Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Services for Jurong
Services for Thomson–East Coast Line Contracts T310, T311 Region Line (JRL) Mainline
and T312
T3102 Cast Laboratories Pte. Ltd. Supply, Installation and Monitoring of Instruments for
Contracts T310 and T311

High Speed Rail Road Construction / Development
Contract No. Contractor Description Contract No. Contractor Description

H1001 AECOM Singapore Pte. Ltd. Advance Engineering Study for the Proposed High Speed Rail DE102A Kimly Construction Private Limited Proposed Design and Construction of Bus Interchange and
(HSR) within Singapore Associated Works at Choa Chu Kang
HSR1601 WSP Engineering Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., Joint Development Partner for Kuala Lumpur–Singapore High DE102B Meinhardt Infrastructure Pte. Ltd. Appointment of Qualified Person (Supervision)
Mott MacDonald (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., and Speed Rail
ER508 Megastone Holdings Pte. Ltd. New Road Link between Senja Road and Kranji Expressway
Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn. Bhd.
ER519A Hwa Seng Builder Pte. Ltd. New Road between Lorong Halus and Pasir Ris Industrial
Drive 1 including Expansion of KPE / TPE Interchange
ER519B T. Y. Lin International Pte. Ltd. Appointment of Qualified Person (Supervision)
Rail Enhancement Works
ER520 Double-Trans Pte. Ltd. Realignment of Simei Road for Connection to Somapah Road
Contract No. Contractor Description
N1008 CCECC Singapore Pte. Ltd. Reinstatement Works
1383 Sunray Woodcraft Construction Pte. Ltd. Station Enhancement Works at North–South and East–West
Lines TR221 Eng Lam Contractors Co. (Pte.) Ltd. Road Resurfacing Works along PIE, AYE and other
Expressways
1386 NEC Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. Conmmunications System for Station Enhancement Works at
North–South / East–West Lines TR222 Eng Lam Contractors Co. (Pte.) Ltd. Planned Road Resurfacing Works along ECP, SLE, BKE, CTE
and KPE
152D Siemens Pte. Ltd. Point Machines for Tanah Merah Station Addition and
Alteration Work and 4-in-1 Depot — East–West Line TR252 Gim Tian Civil Engineering Pte. Ltd. Replacement of Vehicular Bridge Bearings — Contract 1
919A Shanghai Chong Kee Furniture & Construction Completion Contract for Outstanding and Remedial Works for TR253 Gim Tian Civil Engineering Pte. Ltd. Replacement of Vehicular Bridge Bearings — Contract 2
Pte. Ltd. Contract 919 TR265A CMP Consultants Private Limited Regular Inspection of Roads and Road Related Facilities along
1653A Wah Loon Engineering Pte. Ltd. Provision of Power Supply System for Upgrading Works at Expressways and West Sector
Existing P-Way and Locomotive Workshop at Tuas Depot TR265B Fong Consult Pte. Ltd. Regular Inspection of Roads and Road Related Facilities in
1685A SCB Building Construction Pte. Ltd. Upgrading Works at Permanent Way and Locomotive Central and East Sectors
Workshop in Tuas Depot
1689A Gates PCM Construction Ltd. Trackwork at Permanent Way and Locomotive Workshop in
Tuas Depot Commuter Facilities Enhancements
1766 Hitachi Sunway Network Solutions (S) Pte. Ltd. Provision of Services for the Replacement of AFC Network
Cables and Equipment in Selected Rail Stations Contract No. Contractor Description
1767 SMRT Services Pte. Ltd. Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) Gates ER502 Vestar Iron Works Pte. Ltd. Proposed High Covered Linkways and Covered Linkways
8121 Koyo Engineering (S.E.Asia) Pte. Ltd. Addition and Alteration Works for Ventilation to LRT Stations ER510 Surbana Jurong Consultants Pte. Ltd. Architectural / Engineering Services for Existing Pedestrian
Overhead Bridges (Package 1)
8122 Eliktrical Engineering Pte. Ltd. Provision of Lighting to Sengkang Punggol Light Rapid Transit
(SPLRT) Guideway ER511 Surbana Jurong Consultants Pte. Ltd. Architectural / Engineering Services for Existing Pedestrian
Overhead Bridges (Package 2)
8123 Chee Yam Contractor Pte. Ltd. Design and Build Fixed Barriers for Light Rail Transit Stations
PL179 Surbana Jurong Consultants Pte. Ltd. Architectural / Engineering Services for the Design of Cycling
8813 Quek & Quek Civil Engineering Pte. Ltd. Modifications to Existing Hougang Bus Depot Path Network and Linear Park
8818 Shanghai Chong Kee Furniture & Construction Relocation, Restoration and Reinstatement of Tanjong Pagar PT281 Highness Electrical Engineering Pte. Ltd. Provision of Indicator Lights at Identified Bus Stops Islandwide
Pte. Ltd. Railway Station Platforms
TR255 Surbana Technologies Pte. Ltd. Commuter Facility Equipment Monitoring Services
IT211A M1 Net Ltd. WIFI@MRT Phase 2
IT211B Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. WIFI@MRT Phase 2
Total Awarded Sum for Rail Projects S$2.3 billion


Contracts to be awarded in
Public Transport

FY2017/18
PT246 CA M&E Engineering Pte. Ltd. Video Surveillance System and Associated Works for Bus
Interchanges Rails
PT262 Cognizant Technology Solutions Asia Pacific Bus Network Scheduling and Management System
Pte. Ltd. Contract No. Description
152E Half-height Platform Screen Doors for Additional Platform at Tanah Merah Station
PT270 Rui Feng Chartered Pte. Ltd. City Direct Bus Services
160B Communications System for 4-in-1 Depot — East–West Line including Addition and Alteration Works at Tanah
PT288 BT&Tan Transport Pte. Ltd. City Direct Bus Services (Route 3)
Merah Station
PT290 Lai Yew Seng Pte. Ltd. Bus Interchange Enhancement
715 Construction of Cut and Cover and Bored Tunnels for NEL Extension
PT296 KT Business (R) Pte. Ltd. Procurement of Taxi Service Surveys
821A Construction of Kim Chuan Depot Extension for Circle Line
PT298 Ren Quan Transport City Direct Bus Service (Route 1)
851E Trains for Circle Line Stage 6
860E Communications System for Circle Line Stage 6
Transport Operation / Technology / Enforcement 882 Construction of Keppel Station and Tunnels for Circle Line 6
883 Construction of Cantonment Station for Circle Line 6
885 Construction of Prince Edward Station and Tunnels for Circle Line 6
IT209 Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited IT Infrastructure Upgrade for Advanced Analytics
886 Construction of Cut and Cover Tunnels at Marina Bay Area for Circle Line 6
TR237 Jupiter Builder Pte. Ltd. Design and Construction of Silver Zones
1363 Implementation of Noise Barriers at Rail Viaduct Phase 2
TR241 ATT Systems (S’pore) Pte. Ltd. Beacon System for Autonomous Vehicle Trials
8020 Addition and Alteration Works for Bukit Panjang Light Rail Transit Power Supply
TR242 ST Electronics (Info-Comm Systems) Pte. Ltd. Monitoring and Evaluation System for Autonomous Vehicle
Trials 8127 Addition and Alteration (A&A) Works to Sengkang-Punggol Light Rapid Transit Depot Workshop
TR246 Cognizant Technology Solutions Asia Pacific Implementation, Operations and Maintenance of Mobile H1007 Demolition, Pile Extraction and Advance Earthworks
Pte. Ltd. Application
H1008 Advance Effluent Outfall Pipe and Water Pipe Diversions
TR247 ATS Traffic Pte. Ltd. Implementation and Maintenance of “40 KM/H When Lights
J1018 Advance Earthworks and Associated Works
Flash” Signs at Enhanced School Zones
J1019 Sewer Diversion at Boon Lay and Jurong West
TR248 Wilson Parking (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. Provision of Traffic Wardens for Enforcement Duty
R151 Trains for North–South / East–West Lines
TR249 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Asia Pacific Pte. Modification Works to Electronic Road Pricing Gantries
Ltd. R153 Power Supply Upgrading for North–South–East–West Line — High Voltage Power Supply System and Associated
Equipment
TR250 Certis CISCO Auxiliary Police Force Pte. Ltd. Provision of EMAS Vehicle Recovery Services (KPE and MCE)
R153A Power Supply Upgrading for North–South–East–West Line — Traction Power Supply System, Power SCADA and
TR251 Supersonic Maintenance Services Pte. Ltd. / EMAS Vehicle Recovery Services (All Expressways except
Associated Equipment
Island Recovery Services Consortium KPE / MCE)
R1002 Condition Assessment of Rail Operating Assets
VS130 CSE Global Limited Upgrading and Maintenance of the VEP / TOLL Front-End
System R1003 Engagement of Maintenance Assessors
T200 Thomson–East Coast Line Operator
T279A Multi-Function Vehicle for Thomson–East Coast Line
Total Awarded Sum for Road Projects S$356 million
T371A Lifts for TEL 4 & 5, DTL3e, EWL Upgrade and CCL6
T371B Escalators for TEL 4 & 5, DTL3e, EWL Upgrade and CCL6
T373A Supply and Installation of Environmental Control System for 4-in-1 Rail and Bus Depot
T373B Supply and Installation of Tunnel Ventilation and Environmental Control Systems for TEL Stages 4 & 5, DTL3
Extension and East–West Line Upgrade
Contracts to be awarded in FY2017/18

Contract No. Description Contract No. Description
T375A Supply and Installation of Electrical Services for 4-in-1 Rail and Bus Depot TR273 Regular Inspection of Road Tunnels and Vehicular Underpasses (Contract 1 and 2)
T375B Supply and Installation of Electrical Services for Thomson–East Coast Line Stages 4 & 5, Downtown Line 3 TR275 Engineering Services for Central Expressway (CTE) Tunnel
TR277 Comprehensive Maintenance of Traffic Collection System
T378A Supply and Installation of Fire Protection System for 4-in-1 Rail and Bus Depot
T378B Supply and Installation of Fire Protection Systems for Thomson–East Coast Line Stages 4 & 5, Downtown Line 3
Others
T2158 Supply and Delivery of Sanitary Ware and Fittings for Thomson–East Coast Line (Thomson Section)
Contract No. Description
T2162 Supply, Delivery, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of UPS and EPS Systems for Thomson–East Coast Line
ER523 Architectural / Engineering Services for Enhancements of Existing Bus Stop Infrastructures
T2502 Supply and Installation of Water Handling Equipment (WHE) for Thomson–East Coast Line
IT213 Bus Maintenance Management System
T2506 Automatic Vehicle Inspection (AVI) System
PL193 Implementation of Cycling Path Network in Bishan and Toa Payoh
PL197 Engineering Consultancy Services for the Design of Cycling Routes
Roads PL198 Design and Construction of Cycling Path Network

PT202 Bus Contracting — Seletar Bus Package
Contract No. Description
DE101 Architectural / Engineering Services for Implementation of New Bus Interchange PT203 Bus Contracting — Bukit Merah Bus Package
DE108 Design and Construction of Bus Interchange and its Associated Works at Jurong Gateway Road PT247 Upgrading of Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange
DE109 Architectural / Engineering Services for Upgrading of Existing Bus Interchanges / Terminals PT303 Video Surveillance Systems and Associated Works for Bus Interchanges
DE111 Specialised Works at Changi Airport near Slip Road from PIE to Airport Boulevard PT313 Procurement of Diesel Hybrid Buses (DHB)
DE112 Proposed Pedestrian Overhead Bridge and Associated Commuter Infrastructure PT316 Comprehensive Maintenance of the Bus Arrival Panels and Interfaces
ER381 Works at Balmoral Road / Bukit Timah Road Junction and Newton Circus PT321 City Direct Bus Services
ER497 Widening of Tampines Avenue 7 between Tampines Expressway and Tampines Street 34 RD320 Expansion of Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange
ER507 New Road Connections to Seletar Link and Widening of TPE between Jalan Kayu and Punggol West Flyovers RS101 Provision of Bus Depot Equipment
ER529 Senja/Kranji Expressway (KJE)Interchange TR245 Implementation, Operations and Maintenance of Reports Processing and Management System
N103 Design and Construction of North–South Corridor (Tunnel) between Kampong Java Road and Suffolk Walk TR270 Maintenance of Parking Guidance System (PGS)
N106 Design and Construction of North–South Corridor (Tunnel) Novena Rise and Toa Payoh Rise VS129 Provision of Manpower Services to Operate VEP / Toll System at Land Checkpoints
N107 Design and Construction of North–South Corridor (Tunnel) between Toa Payoh Rise and Marymount Lane
N160 Communications System for North–South Corridor
N165 Integrated Traffic and Plant Management System for North–South Corridor
N167 Cladding System for North–South Corridor
N1030 Consultancy Study for North–South Corridor
TR259 LED Street Lighting with Remote Control and Monitoring System (RCMS)
TR262 Term Contract for Road Related Facilities, Road Structures and Road Safety Schemes
TR267 Comprehensive Maintenance of Glide System
TR268 Maintenance of Central Expressway Tunnels, Fort Canning Tunnel and Woodsville Tunnel E&M Works
TR271 Regular Inspection of Major Road Structures
TR272 Regular Inspection of Minor Road Structures
FY2016/17 Financial highlights

Statement of comprehensive income Operating income
The Authority’s financials for FY16/17 are presented under three funds, namely the ‘General fund’, ‘Railway The Authority’s total operating income of $1,410m in FY16/17 is an increase of $624m (79%) over FY15/16’s
Sinking Fund’ and ‘Bus Contracting’. income of $786m. The increase is mainly contributed by the transition to the Bus Contracting Model and New
Rail Financing Framework. With the transition, the Authority received Bus Fare Revenue, Bus & Bus Related
The ‘Railway Sinking Fund’ is established under Section 13A of the Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act Lease Income and Rapid Transit System Licence Charge.
(Cap.158A). It is ring-fenced for the purposes defined under the Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act,
primarily to meet expenditure for the cost (or part thereof) of any capital equipment including new works, FY16/17 FY15/16
plant, equipment, trains, vessels or appliances related to the operation and maintenance of the railway network
under the Rapid Transit Systems Act (Cap.263A). General Fund
607
The ‘Bus Contracting’ ref lects the transition of the bus industry in Singapore into the Bus Contracting Model Management Fee from Government
(BCM) during the year. Under BCM, the Authority will collect all fare revenue and pay the public bus operators 631
a service fee for the provision of bus services. As at 31 March 2017, two tendered bus packages were awarded
and operated by Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd and Go-Ahead Loyang Pte Ltd. The remaining twelve bus 216
Others
packages were negotiated and operated by SBST Transit Ltd and SMRT Buses Ltd. 155
For FY16/17, the Authority recorded a deficit before contribution to Consolidated Fund of $66m, after netting
off government grants.
Railway Sinking Fund
Railway Rapid Transit System Licence Charge
33
General Sinking Bus
FY16/17
Fund Fund Contracting Total
$’M $’M $’M $'M
Operating Income 823 33 554 1,410 Bus Contracting
Operating Expenditure (1,677) (62) (979) (2,718) 513
Bus Fare Revenue
Operating Deficit (854) (29) (425) (1,308)
Bus & Bus Related Lease Income 41
Other Gains – Net 9 1 1 11
Deficit before Government Grants (845) (28) (424) (1,297)
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700
Government Grants 808 - 423 1,231 ($’M)
Deficit before Contribution to (37) (28) (1) (66)
Consolidated Fund
Railway
General Sinking Bus
FY15/16
Fund Fund Contracting Total
$’M $’M $’M $'M
Operating Income 786 - - 786
Operating Expenditure (1,504) - (32) (1,536)
Operating Deficit (718) - (32) (750)
Other Gains – Net 1 - - 1
Deficit before Government Grants (717) - (32) (749)
Government Grants 752 - 21 773
Surplus/(Deficit) before Contribution to 35 - (11) 24
Consolidated Fund
Note: The full Financial Statement is available at: https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltaweb/en/publications-and-research/reports/financial-statements.html


Operating expenditure Balance Sheet
The Authority incurred total operating expenditure of $2,718m in FY16/17, an increase of $1,182m (77%) over
FY15/16’s expenditure of $1,536m. The increase of $1,182m is mainly contributed by an increase in Bus Service
Fees paid to the public bus operators for the provision of bus services. Increase/
FY16/17 FY15/16 (Decrease)
FY16/17 FY15/16 $’M $’M $’M
Property, Plant & Equipment 43,815 37,143 6,672
General Fund
724 Viaducts and Tunnels 8,001 8,031 (30)
Depreciation of Property, Plant & Equipment
623 Buildings and Structures 10,049 9,795 254
Employee Compensation
324 Rolling Stock 2,181 1,404 777
276
Buses & Bus Related Assets 696 134 562
156
Maintenance and Upkeep Construction-In-Progress 16,435 11,910 4,525
168
Others 6,453 5,869 584
106
Bond Interest Other Non-Current Assets 35 35 -
91
367 Current Assets 5,798 5,892 (94)

Others
346 Assets 49,648 43,070 6,578
Equity 3,022 1,072 1,950
Deferred Capital Grants 40,075 35,215 4,860
Railway Sinking Fund
62 Other Non-Current Liabilities 1,374 1,228 146
Borrowings 3,475 3,975 (500)
Other Current Liabilities 1,702 1,580 122
Bus Contracting Equity & Liabilities 49,648 43,070 6,578

46
10
848
Bus Service Fees
21
79
Bus & Bus Related Leases
6
Others
1
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900

($’M)
5-Year Financial Summary
Operating Income, Government Grants & Expenditure
($’M)
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
5,00
0
FY12/13 FY13/14 FY14/15 FY15/16 FY16/17
Operating Income Government Grants Operating Expenditure
Net Surplus / (Deficit)
($’M)
1,500
1,231
1,000
773
571 634
560
500
35 (1) 24
(27) (66)
0
FY12/13 FY13/14 FY14/15 FY15/16 FY16/17
(528) (561)
(500)
(661)
(749)
(1,000)
(1,297)
(1,500)
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Land Transport Authority Annual Report 2016/2017

Personal & Portable

Taking A Smart Spin

Tomorrow's smart rides

E ver since the opening of the

Chief Executive’s Message

Audit Wong Yew Meng

Investment Arthur Lang Tao Yih

Leadership, Development Chan Heng Loon Alan

Risk Management Alwi Bin Abdul Hafiz

Senior Tender Board Chan Heng Loon Alan

1 Ngien Hoon Ping 2 Chua Chong Kheng 3 Jeremy Yap

4 Sim Wee Meng 5 Alice Tan 6 Lew Yii Der

7 Ng Kee Nam 8 Frederick Wong 9 Leong Kwok Weng

10 Paul Fok 11 Dr Chin Kian Keong 12 Wong Wai Keong

13 Yap Cheng Chwee 14 Yeo Teck Guan 15 Helen Lim

16 Alison Tan 17 Lina Lim 18 Chandrasekar

19 Lam Wee Shann 20 Yap Boon Leong 21 Dr Chuai Chip Tiong

22 Eugene Lee 23 Peter Quek

Deputy Chief Executive Deputy Chief Executive Deputy Chief Executive

Group Director Group Director Group Director

Group Director Group Director

8am, Kent Ridge

People I see on a near-daily basis. There is the schoolboy

#musings #commuterlife #mrtobservations

Better rail reliability

H1 2017 MKBF  MRT

New Rail Financing

Fixers, menders. They

Took the last train home today and saw

#journeys #trainlife #lasttrainhome

Drones in train tunnels

We are always looking at public transport systems

Some bumps here and there

glance 2017 2019 stop on the western point of the

2024 2023 Tuas Link

Tuas Crescent Before After

2025 2030 Clementi to

* Note: To be completed in stages until 2024.

2017: Downtown Line 3 2019–2024: Thomson-East Coast Line

Woodlands Stevens Katong Park

Mattar Orchard Boulevard Marine Parade

Expo Bright Hill Maxwell

Gardens by the Bay

Using new technology

The RTBM makes rectangular tunnels

2030: Cross Island

* Note: Station names are working names only.

Fast track to Malaysia

connections. By December 2024, In December 2016, the two P UTRAJ AYA

Woodlands North station on the the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High

terminus station. The 4km Rapid responsible for the development

as the TEL. tunnels, as well as the bridge J URONG EA ST

Just took a great road trip to Kuala Lumpur with

Our growing rail workforce

Connecting with commuters

#offpeakhours #slowmornings #commuterlife

Tap card, take a seat

H1 2017 MKBF MRT

Woodlands North station on the the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High