Half a kilometre of Orchard Road set to be car-free from 2025

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Luke Pereira

14/09/2022

The facelifted, car-free Dhoby Ghaut area will in offer visitors more recreational options and green spaces along Singapore’s shopping belt.

SINGAPORE

500m of Orchard Road is set to be car-free by 2025, making way for greener spaces and recreational areas. The National Parks Board (NParks) has since called a tender for consultancy services for the enhancement of Orchard Road’s green spaces.

The soon-to-be affected portion of Orchard Road will stretch from Buyong Road to Handy Road. This means that traffic along the five-lane carriageway from Bras Basah and City Hall areas towards Orchard Road will be affected once construction goes underway.

The 500m stretch between Buyong Road and Handy Road will be pedestrianised, while the 1.3ha Istana Park will be expanded to around thrice its current size, incorporating existing green spaces such as Dhoby Ghaut Green and the Penang Road Open Space.

Traffic from the pedestrianised stretch of Orchard Road will be diverted to Penang Road, which will be required to be made two-way from its current one-way and five lanes wide.

Within the Penang Road Open Space and the plot adjacent to it, a new orchid-themed garden is in the development stages, while Dhoby Ghaut Green will have a nature play area.

NParks and the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) said besides the expanded Istana Park, Orchard Road will also have improved pocket parks, gardens and multi-layered planting of shrubs and trees that showcases herbs, spices and fruit trees.

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Luke Pereira

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