The_King Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 SINGAPORE - Commuters on buses heading to the new Yishun Integrated Transport Hub (ITH) were caught in a massive traffic jam that delayed some journeys by more than 30 minutes during rush hour on Monday morning (Sept 9). Some commuters even had to alight from their buses to walk to the interchange, after a long queue of buses formed at the traffic light before the interchange at around 8am. Around 14 bus services from bus operator SBS Transit were also delayed due to the "heavy traffic". The issue then returned ahead of the evening rush hour, with SBS announcing the delay of the same services at about 5pm on its Twitter page. Monday was just the second day of operation of the Yishun ITH, which is integrated with the Northpoint City shopping mall. It comprises an air-conditioned bus interchange that is also connected to Yishun MRT station. Prior to the opening of the new transport hub on Sunday, buses stopped at a temporary bus interchange that was constructed along Yishun Central, behind Northpoint City. On Monday morning, commuters posted pictures on social media that showed a snaking queue of buses waiting to turn right into the new bus interchange from Yishun Avenue 2. When The Straits Times visited the area at about 5.50pm on Monday evening, the traffic snarl was observed on the both sides of the road in front of the interchange. More than 10 buses were seen waiting to enter the interchange on either side of the road. Manufacturing supervisor Kelvin Chew, 45, who takes a bus ride daily from his home in Sengkang to his workplace at Yishun Industrial Park A, told ST that his trip on Monday morning took an additional 20 minutes as a result of the traffic jam along Yishun Avenue 2. Mr Chew, who passed by the area around 7.25am, said he has never experienced a traffic jam along the road before. "The buses waiting to turn right into the interchange couldn't do so even though the traffic light was green, as the interchange was already full of buses," he added. "Many buses were also stuck while trying to switch lanes to turn into the new interchange, so they ended up stopping in zig-zag manner on the road." Associate Professor Faishal Muhammad Ibrahim, an MP for Nee Soon GRC, told ST he received alerts about the problem from more than five residents, with grassroots leaders also telling him about the situation. He said he has asked the Land Transport Authority and bus interchange operator SMRT, along with grassroots leaders, to look into the issue "urgently". He said: "One of the issues could be that the bus drivers and passengers are still familiarising themselves with the new layout. "LTA has also fine-tuned the traffic light timings to facilitate the traffic flow in the vicinity and will monitor closely till the situation stabilises." https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/traffic-jams-in-yishun-after-opening-of-new-integrated-transport-hub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XianGe Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Epic phail... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamfer Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Road design problem???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XianGe Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 3 minutes ago, chamfer said: Road design problem???? As usual lta lo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_O Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 dumb ass design by all the fucking scholars. AMK hub is a fucking good example liao. still no admit that its crap design 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_O Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 13 hours ago, The_King said: He said he has asked the Land Transport Authority and bus interchange operator SMRT, along with grassroots leaders, to look into the issue "urgently". Paid you millions to be a fucking mouth piece only. only come out talk cock when something happens 13 hours ago, The_King said: "LTA has also fine-tuned the traffic light timings to facilitate the traffic flow in the vicinity and will monitor closely till the situation stabilises." Yes fine tune. bus no jam. made other road users jam longer due to your stupidity? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted September 10, 2019 Author Share Posted September 10, 2019 10 hours ago, Coffee_O said: Paid you millions to be a fucking mouth piece only. only come out talk cock when something happens Yes fine tune. bus no jam. made other road users jam longer due to your stupidity? firstly, this is not the first integrated transport hub. i dont know why after so many integrated transport hub, still got all these problem. all i can think of is dont care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XianGe Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 22 minutes ago, The_King said: firstly, this is not the first integrated transport hub. i dont know why after so many integrated transport hub, still got all these problem. all i can think of is dont care Poor planning 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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