Thaipusam 2017 will be held from Wednesday, 8 February 2017 to Friday, 10 February 2017.
To facilitate the event, the following roads and lanes will be closed to vehicular traffic during the stipulated period:
Roads and Lanes Affected |
Period of Closures |
1. Race Course Road (between Rangoon Road and the car park entrance of Block 681 of Race Course Road) |
From 1.00pm on Wednesday, 8February 2017 to 3.00am on Thursday, 9February 2017 |
2. Hastings Road |
From 1.00pm on Wednesday, 8February 2017 to 3.00am on Friday, 10February 2017 |
3. Short Street |
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4. Hindoo Road (between Unit No. 1 of Hindoo Road and Serangoon Road) |
From 3.00pm on Wednesday, 8February 2017 to 3.00am on Friday, 10February 2017 |
5. Dunlop Street (between Clive Street and Serangoon Road) |
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6. Tank Road |
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7. Extreme right lane of Serangoon Road (between Sungei Road and Petain Road) |
From 8.00pm on Wednesday, 8February 2017 to 3.00am on Friday, 10February 2017 |
8. Petain Road (between Sturdee Road and Serangoon Road) |
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9. Kitchener Link |
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10. Baboo Lane (between Unit No. 2 of Baboo Lane and Serangoon Road) |
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11. Upper Dickson Road (between Clive Street and Serangoon Road) |
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12. Syed Alwi Road (between Serangoon Road and Lembu Road) |
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13. Birch Road (between Serangoon Road and Farrer Park Station Road) |
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14. Roberts Lane (between Serangoon Road and Race Course Road) |
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15. Desker Road (between Serangoon Road and Lembu Road) |
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16. 2 right lanes of Selegie Road in the direction of Serangoon Road (between Middle Road and Rochor Canal Road) |
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17. The carriageway of Selegie Road in the direction of Bras Basah Road (between Middle Road and Prinsep Street) |
From 9.00pm on Wednesday, 8February 2017 to 3.00am on Wednesday, 10February 2017 |
18. The carriageway of Prinsep Street in the direction of Bras Basah Road (between Selegie Road and Bras Basah Road) |
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19. The carriageway of Handy Road in the direction of Plaza Singapura (between Penang Road and Orchard Road) |
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20. Extreme right lane of Penang Road in the direction of Somerset Road (between Handy Road and Clemenceau Avenue) |
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21. The carriageway of Clemenceau Avenue in the direction of Penang Road (between River Valley Road and Penang Road) |
The following roads will become a 2-way road during the stipulated period:
Roads Affected |
Period of Conversions |
1. Perumal Road |
From 1.00pm on Wednesday, 8 February 2017 to 3.00am on Thursday, 9 February 2017 |
2. Short Street |
From 1.00pm on Wednesday, 8 February 2017 to 3.00am on Friday, 10 February 2017 |
3. Hindoo Road (between Kampong Kapor Road and unit 1 of Hindoo Road) |
From 3.00pm on Wednesday, 8 February 2017 to 3.00am on Friday, 10 February 2017 |
4. Veerasamy Road (between Kampong Kapor Road and Serangoon Road) |
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5. Oxley Rise (between Clemenceau Avenue and Jalan Rumbia) |
From 9.00pm on Wednesday, 8 February 2017 to 3.00am on Friday, 10 February 2017 |
Additionally, vehicular traffic for the following road will be reversed during the stipulated period:
Road Affected |
Period of Conversion |
a) The carriageway of Race Course Road in the direction of Balestier Road (between Rangoon Road and the car park exit of Block 684 of Race Course Road) |
From 3.00am on Thursday, 9 February 2017 to 3.00am on Friday, 10 February 2017 |
5 During the closures, access will only be granted to police and emergency vehicles.
6 Parking restrictions will be strictly enforced. Vehicles found parking and causing obstruction will be towed.
7 Members of the public may contact the organiser at the hotline: 6298 5771 for further enquiries.
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
07 February 2017 @ 4:15 PM