Improving public transport a priority: PM Lee

He says the govt will continue to make major social and infrastructure investments even as spending needs grow

Published Sun, Nov 19, 2017 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

MAJOR train disruptions may "loom large in the public consciousness" now, but improving Singapore's infrastructure is a priority, especially in public transport where commuters should eventually see better reliability, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday.

He was referring to a tunnel flooding near Bishan station last month and a train collision at Joo Koon last week that left 36 people injured - his first comments on the latest in a series of recent transport woes.

Speaking at the People's Action Party (PAP) Convention, Mr Lee, the party's secretary-general, said: "These incidents should not have happened. But they have, and we must learn the right lessons from them, get to the root of the problems, and put t…