ST : New Marina Bay link road to open

Apr 21, 2010

New Marina Bay link road to open

It will pass through Marina Bay Sands; opens on Sunday

MOTORISTS will have a another route to the Marina Bay area when a new link road opens at the weekend.

The 1.3km-long, two-way road, between Marina Boulevard and Raffles Avenue, opens on Sunday at 3pm.

Comprising a vehicular bridge and the newly constructed Bayfront Avenue, it will also pass through the upcoming Marina Bay Sands (MBS) integrated resort.

An Electronic Road Pricing gantry on the road will start operating from Monday and bus services 97, 97E, 106, 133, 502, 518, NR1 and NR6 will be rerouted to ply the new road network.

The road is an additional transportation link to the MBS, scheduled to open its first phase on Tuesday.

Separately, the integrated resort announced yesterday several transport options for its visitors.

Commuters can reach the resort by taking the MRT to the Marina Bay station on the North-South Line, and then take buses 133, 97, 97E or 106 to the resort.

Alternatively, visitors can stop at the Promenade MRT station on the Circle Line and take a 10-minute walk to Bayfront Avenue.

A 'double helix' pedestrian bridge running parallel to the Marina Bay vehicular bridge will open to pedestrians on Sunday, completing a 3.5km pedestrian loop around the bay.

The resort's carpark will have 800 parking spaces, and will charge $8 an hour.

There are no parking spaces for motorcycles or bicycles.

A satellite carpark with an additional 800 spaces has also been set up in Marina South, where drivers can park and board a shuttle bus to the resort for $10.

Motorcyclists will be allowed to park there.

In addition, the resort is providing a complimentary 24-hour airport shuttle service for its hotel guests.

TESSA WONG