Cyclists in the East can travel to the city in a seamless fashion now thanks to the newly built cycling path along Guillemard Road. Previously, a 1.2m-wide path – which is part of the Geylang-City Active Mobility Corridor – was built to link the existing Geylang and Sims Avenue Park Connectors. This narrow footpath had to be shared between cyclists and other users. The narrow path is now a 3.8m-wide pavement that also includes a short cycling path marked out with signs and a coat of red paint. This path stretches along Grandlink Square and a row of shophouses as well.
The road space has been repurposed and realigned to make room for the wider pavement and cycling path, LTA explained. Prior to this, cyclists travelling between the two park connectors had to share the narrow footpath together with other users. They sometimes resorted to cycling on the road due to the narrow space. With the new path, cyclists and other users on the personal mobility device can travel from Geylang and Kembangan to the Singapore Sports Hub in Kallang and Gardens by the Bay.
In addition, the bus stop outside Grandlink Square too has been improved. Expect a shelter as well as a bypass path for cyclists. The new path in Guillemard Road is one of the two improvements to the East-West inter-town cycling connectivity. Another path, intended to connect Queenstown to the city, is currently in the works.
The new path in Guillemard Road is one of two improvements to the east-west inter-town cycling connectivity, previously announced by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in 2019. The other path, intended to connect Queenstown to the city, is currently in the works. These inter-town routes are part of the Government's efforts to expand the cycling network here from 500km today to 800km in the next two to three years, and around 1,300km by 2030.
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