Private estate gets a bus
By Terrence Voon
Minister Lim Hwee Hua launches premium bus service 595 for residents at the Hillside Rosyth precinct. -- ST PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM
FOR years, getting to the nearest MRT station has been a hot, tiresome, 30-minute affair for Ms Amy Zhang.
The 36-year-old Chinese expatriate lives in Glasgow Road. To get to work, she has to walk to the main road first before taking a bus to Serangoon MRT station to catch a train to her workplace in Bugis.
From Sunday, her long treks will be a thing of the past.
The Hillside Rosyth Neighbourhood Committee (NC) has teamed up with the Land Transport Authority and a private bus operator to launch a premium bus service for the private residential area.
This will provide much-needed relief for non-drivers like Ms Zhang.
'I used to spend so much money on taxis when I did not feel like walking,' said the education consultant. 'But now I guess there's no need anymore.'
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