Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew has given the assurance that Singapore’s transport infrastructure will have sufficient buffer to accommodate a possible 6.9 million population by 2030.
He told Parliament that commuters need not wait till then to find travelling more convenient.
Pointing to efforts to expand the rail and bus network, Mr Lui said commuters will begin to see improvements in the next five years.
The vision is to create a very convenient and high-quality public transport system by 2030, said the minister.
By then, the rail network will be doubled to 360 kilometres, with nine MRT lines to help spread the load from the current four.
But given issues like overcrowded trains and train disruptions in recent years,
Mr Lui said he understands why such a vision can be hard for Singaporeans to visualise.
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