Cycling around Bedok just became easier and
safer with the opening of the first 5km of a planned 13km of bike
paths yesterday.
The paths run along stretches of New Upper Changi Road,
Bedok North Avenue 3, Bedok North Street 2, Chai Chee Road and Sims
Avenue East. The rest of the paths will open next month, the Land
Transport Authority (LTA) told The Straits Times.
"When the entire network is completed, it will feature
additional bicycle crossings, bicycle parking boxes and wheeling
ramps to make it safer and more conducive for cycling," its
spokesman said.
The new paths are red and modelled on those first used
in Ang Mo Kio, the test bed for new cycling infrastructure. The LTA
said the red lanes are popular with residents as they are easily
distinguishable from regular footpaths, adding: "(They) also help
alert pedestrians to the presence of cyclists and personal mobility
device users."
TNP