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New 5-storey Sengkang West bus depot will have 240 EV chargers & staff quarters with 39 apartments. I only hope the depot is designed to cope with fire from the EV batteries. https://mothership.sg/2024/10/sengkang-west-bus-depot/

Hi Peeps, I need to reach depot road by 9am weekdays and I would like to know what is the best timing to travel on Lornie road. I don't mind reaching early. My main objective is to siam the Jam, Hope those that frequent travel this route can give some advice. My travelling route will be Lentor - Marymount Rd - Lornie - Alexander road - Depot Road Thanks ya all.

SIX double-decker buses, worth about $3 million, went up in flames at the Ang Mo Kio bus depot Sunday morning. Bus drivers arriving for work at the depot along Ang Mo Kio Street 63 were confronted by the acrid smell of smoke, and the burnt-out shells of the smouldering half-dozen buses. 'There were so many policemen and firemen around. I was shocked to hear that six buses had been burned...this is the first time I have seen anything like this,' said one 44-year-old bus driver, who arrived around 5.30am. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) is currently investigating the cause of the fire, though it is not known at this point if someone deliberately set fire to vehicles, estimated to be about $500,000 each. The SCDF added that the fire was contained within the six buses, as the rest of the fleet were parked farther away. A security guard on duty raised the alarm. No one was hurt. To ensure the morning services were not disrupted, buses were redeployed from other depots. The six buses all plied the No.25 route from Ang Mo Kio interchange to Bedok interchange. A spokesman for SBS Transit told The Straits Times that the loss of the buses will have 'some impact' on day-to-day operations, but that it would try to minimise inconvenience to its commuters by redeploying buses where possible. Read the full story in Monday's edition of The Straits Times.