Singapore’s cycling networks to expand over next 5 years
The Land Transport Authority announced that Singapore’s cycling infrastructure will be expanded over the next five years.
SINGAPORE — Good news for cycling enthusiasts: the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced on Tuesday (March 26) that Singapore’s cycling infrastructure will be expanded over the next five years.
New cycling networks will be constructed in Woodlands, Toa Payoh and Chua Chu Kang, while Geylang and Queenstown will have direct links to the city through new cycling paths.
Woodlands’ cycling paths will be extended by about 20km, making it one of the largest cycling networks within a town in Singapore.
This will improve residents’ connectivity to amenities and allow them to travel more easily to and from the Marsiling, Woodlands and Admiralty MRT stations and the upcoming Woodlands South station on the Thomson-East Coast Line.
Toa Payoh will see a new 7km-long cycling network designed to create better connectivity among its residential areas, the Braddell and Toa Payoh MRT stations, bus interchange and town centre.
Bus stops in Toa Payoh will also be redesigned to “better accommodate cyclists and pedestrians”.
In Chua Chu Kang, there will be 12km of new cycling paths. The LTA is also considering widening the existing footpath along Chua Chu Kang West Flyover to improve connectivity to Yew Tee.
New cycling paths connected to existing park connector networks will be built in Geylang and Queenstown, which will allow residents to ride directly to the city.
The LTA will call for tenders later this year to build these cycling paths, which are still preliminary and subject to feasibility studies.
It will also call for a design consultancy tender on how Jurong Lake District’s walking environment and connectivity can be improved.
“LTA will continue to work with relevant agencies to plan and develop the cycling path networks so that there will be a cycling path network in every HDB town by 2030," the authority said.
