Kreta Ayer Community Club will be organising the Chinatown Chinese New Year Celebration 2017 – Opening Ceremony on Saturday, 7 January 2017. As part of the celebrations, a bazaar will operate along Temple Street from Friday, 6 January 2017 to Friday, 27 January. There will also be rehearsals for the event which will be held on Thursday and Friday, 5 and 6 January 2017.
To facilitate the event, the following roads and lanes will be closed to vehicular traffic on the dates and times stipulated in the table below:
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Roads and Lanes Affected |
Period of Closures |
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1. Extreme right lane of New Bridge Road (between Mosque Street and Temple Street) |
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2. Extreme left lane of New Bridge Road (between Pagoda Street and Temple Street) |
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3. Temple Street |
From 6.00 pm to 11.59 pm on Friday, 6 January 2017 to Friday, 27 January 2017 |
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4. New Bridge Road (between Upper Cross Street and Kreta Ayer Road) |
From 2.00 pm to 11.59 pm on Saturday, 7 January 2017 |
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5. Eu Tong Sen Street (between Outram Road and Upper Cross Street) |
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6. Slip road leading from Outram Road into Eu Tong Sen Street |
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7. Keong Saik Road (between New Bridge Road and Kreta Ayer Road) |
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8. Smith Street |
Mosque Street will be converted to a 2-way road from 2.00 pm to 11.59 pm on Saturday, 7 January 2017.
During the road and lane closures, access will only be granted to police and emergency vehicles.
Parking restrictions along the peripheral roads will be strictly enforced. Vehicles found parking and causing obstruction will be towed.
Members of the public may contact the organiser at the hotline: 9391 0198 for further enquiries.
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
04 January 2017 @ 7:30 PM