Safer, well-lit bus stops
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SINGAPORE: Work is underway to ensure that physical infrastructure, such as bus stops and pedestrian overhead bridges, keeps pace with the improvements made to the public transport network here.
The work, which will be conducted island wide, will include the installation of sensors that activate lights on pedestrian overhead bridges, the use of energy-saving LED lights along pedestrian underpasses and linkways, as well as more safety bollards being built at bus stops.
All new overhead bridges are currently installed with sensors which switch off most of the lights after midnight when there are no pedestrians using them.
The sensors will be gradually implemented to existing overhead bridges, said a Land Transport Authority (LTA) spokesperson.
Under this system, a pedestrian's movement will trigger the sensors, located at the entry points of the overhead bridge, which will in turn activate the lights.
Between midnight and 7am, only lights at the entrances and staircases will remain switched on for security reasons, while the rest will be turned off.
More than 180 of the about 500 pedestrian overhead bridges here have thus far been fitted with the system.
The LTA, however, said these sensors will not be extended to bus stops due to the constant movement around it, which frequently activates the light sensors and thus rendering them ineffective.
"Bus shelters have to be well-lit at night to ensure safety and easy navigation by commuters. As there may still be commuters passing through the bus shelter after midnight, switching off the lights may pose a safety concern," added the LTA spokesperson.
To ensure the safety of commuters, the LTA is also rolling out its installation of safety bollards at all bus stops. These barriers were first introduced in 1999 at selected bus stops, such as those located along roads with speed limits of 60kmh and above.
The implementation started from the Central Business District and is currently being installed in residential areas in the heartlands.
The use of these bollards will eventually be extended to bus stops in industrial areas as well. The LTA has installed 12,900 safety bollards as of Oct 1 at 2,960 bus stops.
And in an effort to promote environmental sustainability in the transport network, the LTA has also begun to use LED lights in all new commuter facilities, such as pedestrian overhead bridges, pedestrian underpasses, linkways, bus shelters, and taxi stands.
LED lights will also be installed at existing commuter facilities when the lighting is due for replacement.
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Good topic,Now yesterday i notice nearby Lim Chu Kang all bus stop not so well lit leh,Can ask 975 SLs
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What about Punggol Rd End and Sembawang Rd End(all those ulu places)? Are they well-lit?
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lighting and bus stop.... always makes me recall of this video -
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