1. The Land Transport
Authority (LTA) will commence work for a vehicular viaduct along
Cross Street on Sunday, 3 February 2008. When completed in the
fourth quarter of 2008, the viaduct will serve to minimise the
impact of DTL 1 construction works on traffic along Cross Street,
which forms part of the Downtown Line (DTL) construction
corridor.
2. As some lane closures are
inevitable during the construction of the DTL, LTA is providing an
alternative route to motorists by constructing the two-lane, 407
meter-long vehicular viaduct that will run along Cross Street from
Raffles Quay to China Street, near Far East Square. There will be
three vehicular up-ramps onto the viaduct, located at Central
Boulevard, Raffles Quay and Robinson Road.
3. Motorists travelling on the
viaduct to New Bridge Road will be able to by-pass the four busy
traffic junctions at Raffles Quay, Robinson Road, Cecil Street and
Telok Ayer Street, thus relieving traffic travelling at-grade along
Cross Street.
4. In addition, roads on both
sides of Cross Street have been widened to enable a lane-for-lane
replacement during the construction of the DTL. This approach is in
line with LTA's guiding principle of providing lane-for-lane
replacement, when feasible, to minimise the impact on traffic
during construction.
5. The two centre lanes along
Cross Street will be closed for the construction of the viaduct.
Similarly, one lane each will be closed at Raffles Quay and
Robinson Road to enable construction of the viaduct's
ramps.
6. As the viaduct serves to
alleviate potential traffic congestion during the course of DTL
construction works along Cross Street, the viaduct will be removed
and roads reinstated upon the completion of DTL in 2013.
New traffic scheme to relieve traffic
during construction of viaduct
7. To mitigate traffic
congestion during the construction phase of the viaduct, a new
traffic scheme will be implemented. The traffic scheme will be
effective from Monday, 4 February 2008 to the fourth quarter of
2008, when the viaduct will be completed and open to
motorists. (Please refer to Annex
1 for details of the new traffic scheme at Cross
Street).
8. As part of this new scheme,
traffic direction at Telegraph Street will be reversed. Traffic
will move instead from Raffles Quay to Robinson Road. (Kindly refer
to Annex 2 on traffic reversal at Telegraph
Street).
9. Motorists who intend to
park in AIA Building, Hong Leong Building or 6 Raffles Quay,
travelling from Robinson Road will need to make a right turn into
Finlayson Green and access Telegraph Street via Raffles
Quay.
10. Motorists and pedestrians
are advised to be cautious and to follow the directional signs on
display.
Road diversion
works
11. To facilitate the
implementation of this new traffic scheme, road diversion works
along Cross Street will be conducted from Saturday, 2 February
11.55pm and will be completed by Sunday, 3 February
midnight.
Enclosures:
Annex 1:
New Traffic Scheme at Cross Street
Annex 2: Traffic Reversal at Telegraph
Street
Annex 3: Factsheet on viaduct at Cross
Street