Ang Mo Kio transit hub - 5 forms of transport in one! (7 if you count feet & roads) *And the Mayor war*
Over in next door Ang Mo Kio the Mayor was getting jealous of the speedy development of Toa Payoh funded through it's 10% noodle sales tax. This sleepy village's population had been steadily declining since the opening of Toa Payoh and the Mayor of Ang Mo Kio had been getting increasingly irritated at the reduced funding his office was receiving. In a desperate move to bring down Toa Payoh, the Mayor tried to sink a cargo ship carrying a large shipment of instant noodles.
Following a riot by local hawker centre traders in Ang Mo Kio village, the mayor decided to implement a "lane changing tax". Immensely unpopular with taxi drivers and private car owners, this tax would charge vehicle owners $0.75 every time they changed lanes. All vehicles are already tracked by the GPS cash card system, so the new scheme was rolled out in record time.
Within 6 months the mayor had collected over S$ 62 million and instigated the Ang Mo Kio transit hub. The mayor had to be evacuated from the ground breaking ceremony as he was pelted with durians in protest by taxi drivers. 2 people were taken to hospital due to spike related injuries and 93 people suffered breathing problems due to the smell of durians.
The construction of phase 1, the dual monorail station was completed in record time. Following this phase 2 - Sunken commuter rail line, phase 3 - MRT subway station and phase 4 - SBT interchange bus station were completed 6 months later.
However, as the mayor is very temperamental, due to a MSG addiction, he ordered the demolition of phase 4 - the SBT interchange bus station, and repositioned it next to the sunken rail transit station. This delayed the works by over 8 months and cost an additional S$ 14 million.
The final layout for the Ang Mo Kio Transit Hub is depicted below.
View from the East Side or maybe that's West?
Following an audit, the Mayor was found guilty of bribing a local road lane and arrow painting company. The Mayor had instigated several new traffic layouts which forced drivers to change lanes and therefore boost the Mayor's budget. Following his removal from office, it is unknown what the future holds for Ang Mo Kio.
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