New SBS bus depot to be built off Loyang Ave

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A new bus depot off Loyang Avenue will be built and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) is calling a tender on Wednesday to invite contractors to submit their cost proposals to build the facility.

This is the second depot that LTA is developing and funding as part of the review of the enhanced structural assistance that the government is providing to the bus industry announced in the Committee of Supply 2012.

The Loyang depot is intended for SBS Transit Ltd to house the additional buses that it is bringing in over the next few years.

When completed by 2015, the new bus depot will accommodate about 500 buses.

It will be equipped with facilities for daily bus operations, bus repair or maintenance and a rest area for bus drivers.

LTA says the bus depot will be handed over to the operator for outfitting and preparatory works before operations begin.

Last month, LTA had invited a tender for the first bus depot to be built off Wenya in Jurong West.

This depot is scheduled to be ready by 2015 and is intended for SMRT Bus Ltd.