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*JUST IN* SBS Transit & SMRT agree to provide free use of all bus services at designated points in the event of MRT breakdown: Singapore's Land Transport Authority
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SINGAPORE: As part of efforts to minimise inconvenience, public transport operators will provide free bus services at designated points whenever there is an extended MRT service disruption.
The fares on these free bus services will be borne by the operator of the disrupted MRT line.
The announcement was made by the Land Transport Authority (LTA), SMRT and SBS Transit in a joint statement on Tuesday.
Since the service disruptions of 15 and 17 December 2011, LTA has worked closely with both operators - SBS Transit and SMRT - to improve measures to manage such incidents.
Both operators have agreed to offer commuters free use of all bus services at designated bus stops and interchanges near the stations.
This means affected commuters can quickly continue their journey on available bus services at the affected stations, instead of waiting for free bus bridging service to the next MRT stations to be activated.
Apart from the free bus services, LTA has also worked with the operators on other measures.
Announcements on free bus services and bus bridging services will be made at affected stations to guide commuters to the bus bridging points.
More signs will be set up at stations to guide commuters to designated bus stops and interchanges.
More information panels will also be introduced at stations and designated bus bridging points.
The transport operators hope these will provide commuters with informed choices on transport connections and minimise the impact of disruptions.