North-South Corridor to bring along faster bus rides from the North

Residents in the Northern part of the island can enjoy speedier bus rides to the city, when the 21.5km North-South Corridor is ready by around 2026, reported The Straits Times. One of three lanes on each side of the expressway will be reserved for express bus services, reducing bus journey times by up to 30 minutes, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) yesterday.

A bus service now takes 60 to 70 minutes to get from Woodlands to the Central Business District (CBD). With an express bus service on the upcoming corridor, the journey will take just 30 to 40 minutes. Bus commuters living in the North welcomed news of the new corridor, which links towns in the north to the CBD. Some said they may even take the bus to the city instead of the MRT in future.

The LTA also said yesterday that inter-town bus services could leverage on the corridor. Residents in Woodlands, Sembawang and Yishun, for example, could have faster bus connections to towns such as Ang Mo Kio, Bishan and Toa Payoh.

Along with dedicated bus lanes, a cycling path stretching the entire length of the corridor will be built. It will be linked to other cycling infrastructure along the corridor, such as park connector networks.