Seletar Cycling Lane Will Be Permanent, Only Buses & Bicycles Allowed On Sunday Mornings
In October last year, a stretch of road in Seletar was converted into a cycling lane on Sunday mornings.
This meant that only bicycles and buses could travel there during a six-month trial period.
Seletar Cycling Lane Opens On 16 Oct, Only Buses & Bicycles Allowed On Sunday Mornings
Now, this cycling lane will be made permanent after the trial went smoothly, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said.
Seletar cycling lane permanent from 17 Apr
In a Facebook post on Saturday (15 Apr), LTA confirmed the Sunday Cycling Lane will be made permanent from next Monday (17 Apr).
Source: LTA on Facebook
The 4.6km lane is located on West Camp Road within Seletar Aerospace Park, running parallel to Seletar West Link.
Its operating hours are 5am to 11am every Sunday.
Seletar cycling lane clearly demarcated by blue lines
To help identify the cycling lane, it’s clearly demarcated by solid blue lane markings.
Source: LTA
“Lane begins” and “lane ends” signs also mark the start and end point of the lane.
Source: LTA on Facebook
The operating hours are also indicated below these signs, as well as on the road surface markings.
Source: LTA
Only cyclists & buses allowed during operation hours
The cycling lane is part of LTA’s efforts to allocate dedicated road space for larger group cycling during low-traffic periods.
Thus, its attraction is that only cyclists and buses are allowed to use the lane during operation hours.
Other motorists, personal mobility device users, and pedestrians are not allowed.
That means cyclists will be able to cycle without fear of causing interference to these road users.
Source: Land Transport Authority on Facebook
Another draw is that cycling group size limits will be removed.
These limits were set by the authorities in January 2022, and restrict cyclists to five per group when riding single file or 10 if riding two abreast.
‘Nearly all users’ followed the rules
The results of the trial were apparently satisfactory, according to LTA’s observations.
Traffic conditions and bus operations continued to “operate smoothly”, they said, with “nearly all users” following the rules and keeping to the lanes they were supposed to be in during the operating hours.
There was also support from most stakeholders, including road users.
That’s because the cycling lane meant “better road space allocation”, they noted.
LTA studying other areas
Now, LTA is currently studying other areas where they may also implement cycling lanes, they added.
Besides West Camp Road, there’s another cycling lane along Tanah Merah Coast Road in Changi East.
LTA has also launched a Road Safety Handbook in tandem with the new cycling lane.
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Featured image adapted from LTA.
