Precede quarter of next year, Sunday bicyclists at Seletar Aerospace Park can eagerly anticipate a prolonged path for their laps, after a 6.6km-long extension to the existing Sunday biking lane is finished.
Deal with the extension will begin in November.
Presented as a six-month trial at West Camp Road in October 2022, the biking lane is a devoted on-road biking lane that runs on Sundays from 5am to 11am.
It was made long-term in April 2023 following favorable results from the trial, which looked for to evaluate the expediency of offering devoted roadway area for bigger group biking throughout durations of low automobile traffic.
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) stated on Wednesday (Oct 28) that it will be extending the existing Sunday biking lane at West Camp Road to consist of Seletar Aerospace Drive and Punggol Barat Drive.
“The 6.6km extension will increase the total length of the Sunday cycling lane at Seletar Aerospace Park from 4.6km to 11.2km, providing cyclists with a longer and more continuous route,” the authority included.
Discussing its reasoning, LTA stated the devoted lane has actually been well used considering that its execution, which both traffic conditions and bus operations have actually stayed smooth.
Through its engagements with the Singapore Cycling Federation and stakeholders along Seletar Aerospace Drive, the authority kept in mind broad assistance for the effort to supply a longer, constant biking path around the Seletar Aerospace Park.
The location is likewise home to the Hampstead Wetlands Park that supplies a favorable environment for plants, birds and other wildlife that live in freshwater environments, according to the National Parks Board.
Things to keep in mind for bicyclists, drivers
LTA stated that the prolonged biking path will embrace comparable style and running standards to the existing Sunday biking lane at West Camp Road.
This suggests that the lane will be demarcated by strong blue lane markings other than near junctions and advancement gain access to where the lane is demarcated by dotted blue lane markings and red traverse markings.
Drivers might utilize the roadway locations demarcated by dotted blue lanes and red traverse markings to develop into and out of roadways throughout biking lane hours.
They are advised to filter onto these stretches with care as bicyclists and buses might be utilizing the lane.
Bicyclists are likewise advised to remain within the biking lane and follow traffic signals.
Those who select to utilize the Sunday biking lanes throughout non-operational hours are highly advised to adhere to dominating biking policies, consisting of on group size and traffic guidelines.
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