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27 July 2010

Construction for Labrador Nature and Coastal Walk begins

The construction of the Labrador Nature and Coastal Walk began today, bringing us one step closer towards transforming Singapore’s Southern Waterfront to a new leisure playground for Singaporeans and visitors.

The Labrador Nature and Coastal Walk is an extension of the Southern Ridges, seamlessly linking the Southern Ridges and the Southern Waterfront via a series of connections from Alexandra Road to the waterfront at Bukit Chermin. When completed in 2012, Singaporeans can look forward to a variety of experiences with nature, including a mangrove trail with rich biodiversity and a coastal boardwalk with breathtaking waterfront views along the entire stretch of Keppel Bay.

Together with the Southern Ridges, public promenades at Vivocity and Carribean at Keppel Bay and the future public promenade at Reflections at Keppel Bay, the Labrador Nature and Coastal Walk will allow visitors to experience diverse settings comprising hills, mangroves and coastlines all in a single day.

Vision for Labrador Nature and Coastal Walk

The Labrador Nature and Coastal Walk is part of the Parks and Waterbodies Plan first announced by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) in 2002, which seeks to enhance Singapore’s green spaces and waterbodies islandwide. Detailed plans for the Coastal Walk were announced by PM Lee Hsien Loong in mid-2008 at the launch of the Southern Ridges. The Coastal Walk is in line with URA’s plans to further enhance the attractiveness of the Southern Ridges and the Southern Waterfront and to allow visitors to enjoy the lush greenery and rustic natural charm along the route. URA’s masterplanning and development of the Southern Ridges has garnered many international accolades, notably the prestigious Urban Land Institute Awards for Excellence: Asia Pacific 2010.

Said URA’s Chief Executive Officer, Mrs Cheong Koon Hean, “The Labrador Nature and Coastal Walk will allow visitors to get even closer to nature and open up the coastal areas at Bukit Chermin which are currently inaccessible. The Coastal Walk will be a new gem in our leisure offerings, giving Singaporeans a rare experience with nature away from the bustle of the city.”

A multitude of experiences with nature

The 2.1km walk from Alexandra Road to the waterfront at Bukit Chermin will comprise three thematic walks: (a) the Alexandra Road Garden Trail (b) Berlayer Creek Mangrove Trail (c) Bukit Chermin Harbour View Walk. The three distinctive stretches will allow visitors a variety of experiences capitalising on the natural beauty of the lush green areas and scenic views along the way.

1) Alexandra Road Garden Trail (830m)

The trail stretches along the eastern bank of Alexandra Road between Depot Road and Telok Blangah Road, and is connected to various key attractions in the vicinity such as the Alexandra Arch, the Forest Walk, HortPark and the food and beverage clusters at Gillman Village.

In line with the Garden Trail concept, footpaths and cycle paths will meander around the matured roadside trees along Alexandra Road, and special landscaping such as flowering shrubs will be provided to add interest to the walk.

2) Berlayer Creek Mangrove Trail (960m)

This “Eco-Educational” mangrove trail starts with a lushly landscaped Entrance Plaza at the open area surrounding the future Labrador Park MRT Station. The trail will lead on to boardwalks with bird-watching and look-out rest points that allow city-dwellers the chance to experience one of the few remaining mangrove areas in the southern part of Singapore, and be in close proximity to the rich biodiversity of the creek.

3) Bukit Chermin Harbour View Walk (330m)

This elevated boardwalk on sea brings visitors along the coastal foothill of Bukit Chermin and is connected westwards to Labrador Park and eastwards to the future public promenade of the Reflections at Keppel Bay condominium. Rest points along the boardwalk will allow visitors to soak in the beautiful southern waterfront views of Keppel Harbour and Sentosa.

The design concept for the Labrador Nature and Coastal Walk was developed by URA and a consultant team was engaged to further develop the details for implementation. The tender for construction of the walks was awarded to DownerEDi Works (Singapore) Pte Ltd. Please refer to Annex A for more details of the Labrador Nature and Coastal Walk.

Past infrastructural projects developed by the URA include the Southern Ridges, Changi Coastal Promenade, Woodlands Waterfront Phase 1, and improvement works at Siglap Village.