Traffic delays expected on Saturday due to NDP Preview
By Pearl Forss, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 27 July 2007 1636
hrs
SINGAPORE: The National Day Parade Preview will be held on
Saturday, 28 July, and several roads will be closed to facilitate
the event.
From 8am to 11pm, Republic Boulevard and Raffles Avenue will be
closed.
Between 8am and noon, three lanes along Raffles Avenue will also be
closed.
From noon, Raffles Avenue and Temasek Avenue will be completely
closed to traffic until 11pm.
From 6pm to 11pm, part of Esplanade Drive will also not be
accessible by vehicles.
During the closure of Esplanade Drive, the flow of the carriageway
towards Nicoll Highway will be reversed to allow motorists to
travel from Nicoll Highway towards the city.
Motorists from Collyer Quay heading towards Nicoll Highway will be
diverted into Fullerton Road to avoid the traffic coming from
Esplanade Drive.
For traffic safety, during the fireworks display, stretches of the
ECP at Benjamin Sheares Bridge will be closed between 7.15pm and
7.45pm.
Motorists are advised against stopping along the Benjamin Sheares
Bridge during the fireworks display.
Traffic congestion is expected at the event venue and its
peripheral roads.
Motorists travelling along Nicoll Highway to Marina Square are
advised to use Raffles Boulevard and avoid Republic Boulevard. -
CNA/yy
