Originally posted by chikopek:
Wonder why LTA don't want to centralise the terminals for those coaches going to various states of M'sia and instead let them scattering around in S'pore like Boon Lay, Lavander etc
LTA can build a terminal in places near the causeway or 2nd Links like Kranji and Tuas for those Malaysian coaches
about this issue, Turf City had previously applied to convert its premises into an overland bus terminal sometime in mid-2004 (date not sure), but it had been turned down by LTA for reasons that it will cause noise & air pollution to the nearby residential areas and it is not complementary to the land usage profile of the surrounding areas, and is hence not a good location to set up such a terminal.
it added that they are still reviewing whether to build such an overland bus terminal. but personally, i expect nothing to come out of it since they have the MRT to Kranji and Woodlands, and they have public bus services to Johor from there. they are most likely to protect the MRT system and give it priority, given the investment the Govt made on the infrastructure.