4 new bus services will be introduced in Tengah estate, as announced in the Land Transport Authority’s announcement on the Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme yesterday (9 February 2026).
3 trunk bus services will provide Tengah residents with direct connectivity to Jurong East, Jurong West and the city area:
- Bus Service 97: Tengah – Marina Centre (from 8 March 2026)
Extended from Jurong East Int - Bus Service 97e: Peak Period Express Bus Service between Tengah and Marina Centre (from 8 March 2026)
Extended from Jurong East Int - Bus Service 181: Boon Lay – Tengah (TBA)
Extended from current looping point at Jurong West
Feeder Bus Service 831G & 831W – Tengah’s first feeder bus service, will provide connectivity within Tengah to new upcoming developments (from 8 March 2026).
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As a Tengah resident, and seeing the concerns in our community groups – Tengah being a car-lite town, or at least being envisioned as one, requires probably a different set of lens to plan. Infrastructural completion takes (a long) time, and while waiting for JRL, and the PIE / KJE interchanges at Jurong / CCK, we genuinely hope for more route enhanced buses. And it’s not just about one bus route seeming convenient to pass through Tengah and therefore it should – From bus 97 example I’m very hopeful that authorities know what they are doing, because many online comments before the announcement guessed or suggested 174, 171, etc (can’t recall all), and 97/97e was such a pleasant surprise (few if any, guessed it). We have residents hoping for more direct routes to other areas (we do our part collectively to voice out to authorities), and hopefully before JRL completes, given the extended delay, we could see light in the tunnel for more fantastic route improvements.
Why LTA has no plans to extend Bus 106 from Bukit Batok Bus Interchange to Tengah Bus Interchange so that Tengah residents can have a one seat direct bus ride to Holland Village, Orchard Road, Suntec City and Marina Bay Sands?