SINGAPORE: The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Organising Committee will be conducting traffic rehearsals on 31 October 2009 and 1 November 2009.

This is in anticipation of the APEC Leaders' Week meetings that will be held in Singapore from 8-15 November 2009.

As part of the rehearsal proceedings, certain roads will be affected.

Most of the closures will either involve lane closures or temporary road closures for short periods of time. Some other roads and expressways may also be affected as part of the rehearsals.

The APEC organising committee says the duration of these road closures will, however, be kept to a minimum.

To minimise any potential inconvenience to motorists, the extreme right lane of affected roads will be set aside as a dedicated APEC Lane to facilitate the movement of APEC vehicles.

The APEC Lane will only be closed to the public prior to and during the movement of APEC vehicles.

Motorists are strongly encouraged to tune in to the radio for the latest updates on road and lane closures.

EMAS and advisory signs will be put up on the affected roads to inform motorists of the closures.

Auxiliary Police officers and Traffic Police officers will also be stationed at the affected roads and junctions to regulate traffic.

Parking restrictions at the peripheral roads will be strictly enforced.

Roads/Lanes affected:

Tanglin Road (between Tomlinson Road and Orchard Road)
Orchard Road (between Tanglin Road and Buyong Road)
One right-lane closure (APEC Lane),
31 Oct 09: 11.00 am - 1.00 pm
1 Nov 09: 1.00 am - 3.00 am

Buyong Road (between Penang Road and Orchard Road)
Buyong Road (between Cavenagh Road and Orchard Road)
CTE exit into Orchard Road
Road closure
31 Oct 09: 11.00 am - 1.00 pm 5.00 pm - 7.30 pm
1 Nov 09: 1.00 am - 3.00 am

Penang Road (between Penang Lane and Buyong Road)
One right-lane closure (APEC Lane)
31 Oct 09 11.00 am - 1.00 pm

Cavenagh Road (between Buyong Road and Bukit Timah Road)
Road closure
31 Oct 09 5.00 pm - 7.30 pm
1 Nov 09: 1.00 am - 3.00 am

Temasek Avenue towards Raffles Avenue (between Raffles Boulevard and Raffles Avenue)
Raffles Ave (between Temasek Avenue and Nicoll Highway)
Raffles Link (from Raffles Avenue before One Raffles Link carpark Entrance/Exit)
Road closure
1 Nov 09: 1.00 am - 3.00 am

Bras Basah Road (between Penang Lane and Beach Road)
Raffles Boulevard (after The Ritz-Carlton's coach bay to Temasek Avenue)
One right-lane closure (APEC Lane)
1 Nov 09: 1.00 am - 3.00 am

Nicoll Highway (between Raffles Boulevard and Raffles Ave)
One left-lane closure
1 Nov 09: 1.00 am - 3.00 am

- CNA/de