The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has announced that by the end of the month, a total of 215 new buses will be added on the roads to improve 101 existing bus services on top of introducing 12 new bus services under the ongoing Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).

Between April and June 2013, a total of 18 bus services have been improved to reduce crowding and increase bus frequencies with two additional bus services to be introduced to enhance connectivity by September this year.

Of the two new services, one will be the Jurong West City Direct bus service that will provide commuters in Jurong West an alternative travel option to the city during the peak periods. The other will be a new feeder service in Woodlands, with more details to be provided on a later date.

LTA will also work with private bus operators to operate shorter services during peak hours, such as localised routes in estates that bring residents to the nearby MRT stations. Such services will complement the existing feeder bus services yet reduce waiting time and improve reliability of the bus services that connect commuters to key transport nodes.

Mr. Yeo Teck Guan, the LTA's Group Director for Public Transport said, "Commuters can look forward to a better ride as we roll out more buses in the coming quarters. This includes the first City Direct bus service operated by private operator that will be launched in September."