With only a few days left till the Punggol East by-election,
the Singapore government
has been announcing new projects and plans left, right and centre to get people
to vote for them. Everything from baby bonus to property cooling measures to
new MRT lines has been announced.
However you have to wonder if in their rush to announce
plans, whether the Singapore government
exactly knows what the various government agencies are announcing. In the
latest announcement, the government says they will spend $330 million to build
a network of sheltered walkways linking MRT stations to their surrounding
areas.
Seriously, when Singaporeans complain about the MRT
nowadays, what do we complain about? Does anyone truly complain about getting
wet? No, we complain about how the trains are not working, and about the constant
and consistent breakdowns of the MRT lines.
And the government is spending $330 millions to build
shelters? That just makes no sense. You are going to double Singapore 's
rail network by 2030 and then spend $330 millions to build covered walkways, all
the while trains are suffering breakdowns consistently? How about using that
money for something that's actually a concern for most Singaporeans, like
fixing the MRT system to ensure it exactly works?
There’s something call “priority” and it seems the
government and the LTA do not have it.
5 comments:
Think you have it wrong
a. $30 million for walkway
b. $300 million for noise barriers along mrt tracks /HBD flats - looks like good money for the noise consultants lah..
noise consultants...which party are they affiliated to or are they owned?
exactly my sentiment. have they not heard of umbrella ? As for the noise barrier, i am not sure if its worth it to spend so much for 5 to 10 db reduction. I think its an overkill, better spend this money to buy new trains that are less noisy or train the engineers to work on it.
I wonder why our country is so obsessed with building and constructions. Look around you, constructions of condo, HDB flats, train stations, lift upgrading. All these noises adds up to more than 10 db. Not to mention the dust.
All this relentless constructions is making living in this little red dot pretty trying.
Thanks for your post.
Who do you think will win the contract..
Most people I spoke to agree. It's too much money that should be used for other things. No one need protection from the rain that badly!
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