Jams…Jams…JAMS!

It's Chinese New Year again and the annual visiting time is here again. Expressways are jammed with traffic flowing at 5km/h at some exits like PIE→Bedok exit. Accidents are also more common during this season because many of the drivers are not seasoned.

On the CTE(City) around Ang Mo Kio, there was a minor jam. However, on weekday nights, there is always an even larger jam on the CTE(SLE) than last over 10pm. The buses, like 167 and 980, which run from the CBD to Sembawang, parallel to the CTE, are also so packed that one could not get on even on a popular transfer stop, Macritchie Reservoir.

I understand that there are extra lanes under construction on the CTE, but the buses off the expressway only pass by at almost once every half an hour. Definitely, something can be done about it. If it is only in a portion of the route that the bus is full, a short service can be implemented. Nobody likes to have sat waiting for the bus for so long, and have got no guarantee that he/she con board the next bus.

The Government is doing something… but is it enough?