It seems like the government only knows the existing CDB where all the major A1 offices are located and there is no other place to build except this stretch of CDB between Orchard and Shenton.
So all the MRTs will be built to join to this stretch of offices even the newly announced Thomson/Woodland lines must go to this stretch. How about spreading out the existing CDB to CDB2(Rochore/Beach Road) and CDB3(Kg Java/Bukit Timah) to ease the present Orchard Road/Shenton congestions.
So all future MRTs seem to be zeroing in on Orchard Road/Shenton CDB. No wonder on Saturday the traffic to Orchard/Shenton are practically impassable because of too much concentration on existing CDB.
Instead of having one super- CDB, there should be a larger spread to CDB2 and CDB3 to dilute the existing traffic jam from the present 5 square km to 30 square km where MRTs were already built but less utilized. With such a dilution then there will not be too much jams and ERP fees would not be so high in the future.
Make full use of existing empty lands nearer to the city like Newton Bukit Timah and Kg Java, Crawford, Geylang and clear some of the red light district as well.
No wonder ERPs are getting so expensive and there will be more jams because of one CBD.