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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

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)

6. Tank Road

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)

9. Kitchener Link

10. Baboo Lane (between Unit No. 2 of Baboo Lane and Serangoon Road)

11. Upper Dickson Road (between Clive Street and Serangoon Road)

12. Syed Alwi Road (between Serangoon Road and Lembu Road)

13. Birch Road (between Serangoon Road and Farrer Park Station Road)

14. Roberts Lane (between Serangoon Road and Race Course Road)

15. Desker Road (between Serangoon Road and Lembu Road)

16. 2 right lanes of Selegie Road in the direction of Serangoon Road (between Middle Road and Rochor Canal Road)

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)

19. The carriageway of Handy Road in the direction of Plaza Singapura (between Penang Road and Orchard Road)

20. Extreme right lane of Penang Road in the direction of Somerset Road (between Handy Road and Clemenceau Avenue)

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)

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.


PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
07 February 2017 @ 4:15 PM
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