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Roads to be closed for F1 race preparations

Posted on 19 Sep 2009 | Comments Off

A SERIES of road closures affecting the Marina Centre area will take place from midnight on Sept 23 to Sept 29 to facilitate the setting up and dismantling of race infrastructure for the 2009 Formula One Singapore Grand Prix.

‘Visitors to the Marina Centre area are strongly encouraged to use public transport. Traffic delays are expected during this period,’ the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said in an announcement yesterday.

Nicoll Highway, Esplanade Drive, Republic Boulevard and Raffles Avenue will be open to all commuters (one-way through traffic) during morning peak hours (5am-9am) from Sept 23 to 25.

In addition to the road closures, two lanes of Esplanade Drive in both directions will be closed from 9.30am onwards on Sept 22 to facilitate setting up the Connaught Grandstand. Traffic at this junction is expected to be slow moving when the lane closures are ongoing.

Meanwhile, the following ERP gantries within the race circuit will not be in operation as the ERP gantries may interfere with sensitive video transmission equipment used for the race. On Sept 24 and 25 between 6pm and 8pm, the gantries at New Bridge Road, South Bridge Road and on the ECP (eastbound) from Ophir Road will not operate. Continue reading →

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LTA to extend Parking Guidance System to HarbourFront area

Posted on 18 Sep 2009 | Comments Off

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is extending the Parking Guidance System to the Harbour Front area from October 26.

With the system, motorists can find out the number of available lots at car parks located within HarbourFront Centre, Vivo City, Resorts World and selected locations in Sentosa that are managed by Sentosa Development Corporation.

Electronic signboards will be installed along Telok Blangah Road, Keppel Road and Kampong Bahru Road.

The panels will help motorists plan their routes, saving them time on searching for available parking lots. This will, in turn, reduce the number of vehicles travelling within the same area.

LTA will also be widening Telok Blangah Road and Kampong Bahru Road, as well as constructing a new up-ramp to link Telok Blangah Road to West Coast Highway by 2010. The Sentosa Gateway Tunnel will be ready by 2015.

The Parking Guidance System is one of several measures that LTA is implementing to meet the long-term development needs of the Sentosa and HarbourFront areas.