Sentosa builds S$80m bridge to ease visitor traffic

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Resorts World at Sentosa builds S$80m bridge to ease visitor traffic

SINGAPORE: Resorts World at Sentosa has started work on a new vehicular bridge which costs S$80 million.

The new bridge is aimed at easing visitor traffic as over 15 million of them are expected to visit the Resort when it opens in early 2010.

The 710metre, 3lane bridge will run parallel to the existing causeway which connects Sentosa to the mainland.

And when completed in September 2009, both will be merged.

To help alleviate congestion near the Telok Blangah junction, existing admission booths will be relocated by Sentosa Leisure Group within the island, along Gateway Avenue.

By April, Gateway Avenue will be diverted to make way for the development of RWS.

From the vehicular bridge, drivers will then coast along Gateway Avenue, before the road fans out into seven lanes. Lanes and traffic directions are still being finalised.

The winning bid went to McConnell Dowell, an Australianbased engineering and construction company.

Resorts World at Sentosa said this is the first vehicular bridge of this scale to built by a private developer in Singapore. CNA/vm

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Channel NewsAsia - Monday, February 4

SINGAPORE: Roads leading to the Sentosa and Harbourfront area will be upgraded.

The Land Transport Authority said it’s to meet an anticipated increase in traffic when the Integrated Resort in Sentosa is completed in 2010.

The roads affected include the stretch of Telok Blangah Road and Kampong Bahru Road.

Improvements will also involve widening Sentosa Gateway.

When ready, traffic capacity around the area will be improved by 30 per cent.

Tender for the improvement works will be called soon and the project is expected to start in the middle of 2008. —CNA/vm

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LTA To Upgrade Road System Leading To The Sentosa-Harbour Front Area To Meet Anticipated Increase In Traffic

1. LTA will be upgrading the roads system leading to the Sentosa and HarbourFront area to meet the demand of the anticipated growth in traffic in the area when the Resorts World at Sentosa is completed in 2010 as well as future developments in the area.

2. The upgrading works will ensure that the road network in the vicinity of the Sentosa-HarbourFront area, which includes Telok Blangah Road and Kampong Bahru Road , will have the capacity to cope with the anticipated increase in traffic volume.

3. The improvement works are expected to improve traffic capacity of the road network in this area by about 30%.

4. LTA have assessed the traffic situation along the road network and have been working closely with traffic consultants from Resorts World at Sentosa to ensure that the improvements to the road network will be able to meet the increased traffic volumes as a result of the new integrated resort.

5. The scope of the improvements works includes:

· Widening of Sentosa Gateway and stretches of Telok Blangah Road and Kampong Bahru Road by a single lane in both directions.

· Converting the existing central up-ramp which links Telok Blangah Road (near Henderson Road) to the West Coast Highway (city bound) viaduct to a down-ramp which will link West Coast Highway (west bound) to Telok Blangah Road

· Construction of a new up-ramp which will link Telok Blangah Road to the West Coast Highway viaduct (city bound).

6. Tenders for the improvement works will be called soon and the project is expected to start in June 2008 and to be completed by January 2010, in time for the opening of the Resorts World in Sentosa.

Construction of new up-ramp and the conversion of existing up-ramp to down-ramp

7. Apart from road widening works, the upgrading works will include the construction of a new ramp to the existing West Coast Highway viaduct and the conversion of the existing central up-ramp to the West Coast Highway to a down-ramp.

8. This new traffic arrangement will provide a new direct exit point from the West Coast Highway to Henderson Road . This means that traffic going to Henderson Road will be able to use the West Coast Highway and bypass Telok Blangah Road .

9. Currently, vehicles traveling to Henderson Road have to do so via Telok Blangah Road and pass through several junctions from Kampong Bahru Road to Morse Road , before making the turn to Henderson Road .

10. The new up-ramp will provide the entry onto the West Coast Highway viaduct for traffic coming from Henderson Road , Alexandra Road and Pasir Panjang Road .

11. “With the opening of the Integrated Resort at Sentosa, we can expect an increase in visitor and vehicular traffic to Sentosa Island . These infrastructural improvements will provide a positive travel experience for both visitors to Sentosa as well as for residents staying in the vicinity,” said LTA Chief Executive, Mr Yam Ah Mee.