Written answer by Ministry of National Development on protocols and metrics used to synchronise HDB's housing plans with LTA's timelines for rail and bus network expansion
Sep 26, 2025
Question by: Mr Andre Low
To ask the Minister for National Development in the planning of new towns and HDB's BTO launches, what specific protocols and metrics are used to ensure HDB’s housing plans are synchronised with LTA’s timelines for rail and bus network expansion to prevent transport infrastructure from lagging behind population growth and the expansion of public housing supply.
Singapore adopts an integrated approach to master planning and development to meet the near- and long-term needs of its residents. Major infrastructure such as roads, water, and telecommunications require a long gestation period to plan, design, and implement. Agencies hence start the process many years before construction begins and work together to ensure alignment in the planning and provision of infrastructure as we continue to meet the current and future needs of our residents.
Our HDB towns are planned in tandem with transport infrastructure. Agencies work together on the staging of infrastructure and development plans within the town, and to the extent possible, to deliver these facilities and services in tandem with the completion of housing developments.