Narrowing of Roads?!

[Ahsiong]

Recently I have noticed that there are road works in Bedok to narrow a few roads. 

Examples are 2 streteches of Bedok North St 3 (one near Bedok North Ave 2 and the other one near Bedok North Ave 1). 

They are being converted from 2 lanes to 1 lanes. 

also, for the part of Bedok North Ave 1 (near Bedok North Rd), road dividers are constructed and hence making the roads narrower. 

 

It seems strange to me that the roads are being narrowed when cars number are increasing.

does anybody knows the rationale behind the narrowing of the above mentioned road??

[13177]

Narrowing of roads same as mergering lane, end result will create unnecessary jam along the road. 

Edited October 26, 2015 by 13177

[Cypress]

LTA is constructing Silver Zones for the elderly and Bedok North is one of the chosen location.  The road will be narrow with broad road divider to make cars slow down.

 

http://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=4dadd8a5-582a-4f95-b26f-f04a2b346f13