Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Thank you, Mr Speaker. Just a question for the Senior Minister of State, in view of the reply to the hon Member Ms Mariam Jaafar. In the last decade, I understand LTA had allowed for the transfer of up to 25% of COEs originally put aside for Cat D motorcycles andContinue reading “ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO ENCOURAGE PRUDENT BIDDING OF MOTORCYCLE COES”
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QUALITY ASSURANCE CONTROL FOR AVIATION COMPANIES IN MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND OVERHAUL SECTOR AND FEEDBACK FOR NON-COMPLIANCE
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport (a) whether all companies in the maintenance, repair and overhaul sector of our aviation industry are required to appoint a quality assurance manager; and (b) whether and how a member of the public can provide feedback to the authorities of any non-compliance on the part ofContinue reading “QUALITY ASSURANCE CONTROL FOR AVIATION COMPANIES IN MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND OVERHAUL SECTOR AND FEEDBACK FOR NON-COMPLIANCE”
COOPERATIVE AND UNIFIED SMART TRAFFIC SYSTEM PROJECT’S ABILITY TO DETECT BICYCLES
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Transport whether LTA’s Cooperative and Unified Smart Traffic System project will have the ability to detect bicycles, for enhanced cyclist road safety. Mr S Iswaran: The CoopeRative and UnIfied Smart Traffic SystEm (CRUISE) project is intended to trial the use of artificial intelligence and multi-sensor data integration across multiple trafficContinue reading “COOPERATIVE AND UNIFIED SMART TRAFFIC SYSTEM PROJECT’S ABILITY TO DETECT BICYCLES”
REASONS FOR CONTINUED INCREASE IN ARMED ROBBERY CASES ONBOARD COMMERCIAL VESSELS IN SINGAPORE STRAIT
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport (a) what are the likely reasons for the continuing increase in the number of armed robbery cases onboard commercial vessels in the Singapore Strait in 2022; and (b) whether any new measures have been taken by the Government on its part or in conjunction with neighbouringContinue reading “REASONS FOR CONTINUED INCREASE IN ARMED ROBBERY CASES ONBOARD COMMERCIAL VESSELS IN SINGAPORE STRAIT”
REGULAR PAST-MIDNIGHT PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES TO BENEFIT LATE SHIFT WORKERS AND ENTERPRISES
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Transport whether the Ministry will consider providing public transport services past midnight on regular occasions, such as MRT and bus services on weekends so as to benefit late shift food and beverage (F&B) workers and enterprises, the F&B sector and night economy, as is being pursued in some otherContinue reading “REGULAR PAST-MIDNIGHT PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES TO BENEFIT LATE SHIFT WORKERS AND ENTERPRISES”
INSTALLATION OF PASSENGER LIFTS TO PEDESTRIAN OVERHEAD BRIDGES ALONG HOUGANG AVENUE 3
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Transport regarding the prioritisation of pedestrian overhead bridges (POBs) for the installation of passenger lifts (a) whether the Land Transport Authority (LTA) should consider the demographic profile of the population in the vicinity, including the density of senior citizens and presence of senior citizen housing as relevant; and (b)Continue reading “INSTALLATION OF PASSENGER LIFTS TO PEDESTRIAN OVERHEAD BRIDGES ALONG HOUGANG AVENUE 3”
WORK ON SILVER ZONE AT BEDOK RESERVOIR ROAD
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Transport (a) when does LTA intend to begin work on the Silver Zone at Bedok Reservoir Road as originally announced on 5 March 2020; and (b) whether these works can be carried out in conjunction with the construction of the cycling path network at the same stretch of roadContinue reading “WORK ON SILVER ZONE AT BEDOK RESERVOIR ROAD”
PROPORTION OF HOUSEHOLDS OWNING TWO OF MORE CARS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Transport what is the current proportion of households that own two or more cars and which are (i) HDB households (ii) condominium households and (iii) landed property households respectively. Mr S Iswaran: As of 30 November 2022, about 15% of car-owning households own two or more cars, andContinue reading “PROPORTION OF HOUSEHOLDS OWNING TWO OF MORE CARS”
USE OF LOW-NOISE ROAD SURFACING PAVEMENT MIXES ALONG SELETAR EXPRESSWAY INTERSECTING ESTATES OF SENGKANG AND PUNGGOL
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Transport in light of successful trials on low-noise road surfacing pavement mixes, whether there are any plans to utilise the technology for the stretch of road along Seletar Expressway that intersects the estates of Sengkang and Punggol. Mr S Iswaran: LTA will continue to evaluate and implement measuresContinue reading “USE OF LOW-NOISE ROAD SURFACING PAVEMENT MIXES ALONG SELETAR EXPRESSWAY INTERSECTING ESTATES OF SENGKANG AND PUNGGOL”
REDUCING NUMBER OF FOREIGN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE VEHICLES ENTERING SINGAPORE
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport what are the Ministry’s plans to gradually reduce the number of foreign internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles entering Singapore over the next few years, including goods and commercial ICE vehicles, as well as those used by foreign workers when travelling to Singapore for work. Mr S Iswaran: To safeguardContinue reading “REDUCING NUMBER OF FOREIGN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE VEHICLES ENTERING SINGAPORE”
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