SINGAPORE : It is 11 days till Singapore's third Light Rapid Transit, the Punggol LRT, is rolled out.
Not only is the LRT expected to bring greater convenience to residents of the area, stall holders in Jalan Kayu are also hoping to cash in on the commuter traffic.
Not many people live around the Thanggam LRT station in Sengkang, but the station will still open at the end of this month.
And that is expected to benefit stall holders at Jalan Kayu, who expect sales to increase by 30 percent.
Said 'roti prata' shop owner Yusoff Marican, "I think this one is even faster, so because of the LRT, we will have customers coming from the Sengkang area."
Lan Shi Ping, owner of a 'bah kwa' shop, said, "We can expect customers from Sengkang and Hougang to come here for the roti prata. They can buy our bah kwa at the same time."
The Land Transport Authority is also building an overhead bridge to link the station with a path that leads to Jalan Kayu.
It takes only five to ten minutes to reach Jalan Kayu by foot from the station.
Right now, most of the customers that frequent the famous roti prata shops at Jalan Kayu get there by car.
With the new station opening, stall holders expect to reach out to non-driving customers as well. - CNA
Is it the SK West LRT or PG East LRT in the 1st place that is near Jln Kayu?
