Opening of Woodsville Interchange (Tunnel) on 28 Jan 2012

The Woodsville Interchange (Tunnel)is located at the intersection of Serangoon Road, Upper Serangoon Road, MacPherson Road and Bendemeer Road. Serangoon Road and Upper Serangoon Road are two major arterial roads linking the city with the Serangoon corridor and the northeast sector.

With the opening of this Woodsville Interchange (Tunnel), on 28 January 2012, motorists will be able to use the new vehicular tunnels and flyover to travel seamlessly from:

• Upper Serangoon Road to Bendemeer Road
• MacPherson Road to Bendemeer Road
• Serangoon Road to Upper Serangoon Road
• and from PIE slip Road to Kallang Way.

Connectivity between the northeast sector and the city will be improved.

The completed upgrading project bring about the following features:

• A 255m long two-lane vehicular tunnel from Serangoon Road to Upper Serangoon Road
• A 245m long two-lane vehicular tunnel from Upper Serangoon Road to Bendemeer Road
• A 160m long one-lane vehicular tunnel from MacPherson Road to Bendemeer Road
• A 400m long one-lane flyover as a direct road link to cater for traffic movement from PIE towards Kallang Way (completed in July 2011)*

* The single-lane vehicular flyover was opened to the public on 31 July 2011. The flyover links Jalan Toa Payoh to Jalan Kolam Ayer leading to Kallang Way and PIE (Changi) directly.

Click HERE for VIDEO of Woodsville Tunnel Opening Ceremony

Noted: Photos taken during the Official Opening Ceremony on eve of 27 January 2012, inside one of the tunnel (City to Upper Serangoon).
Source: LTA

Malaysian Food Street @ Resort World Sentosa

You can now sample authentic Malaysian Hawker dishes at Resort World Sentosa's Malaysian Food Street.

There are many famous Malaysian Street Hawker Stalls such as KL Jalan ALor Hokkien Mee, Penang Ah Long Lor Bak and famous Penang Cendol etc - and these 3 mentioned stalls I have just patronised today (25.01.2012).

The Hokkien Mee uses black sauce to infuse the noodles with fragrant aroma and paired with ingredients - sotong, meat and prawn. This plate of mee sells at $6.00.

As for the Penang Lor Bak, the crisp goodness of deep fried Lor Bak - tender meat marinated with authentic five-spices powder from Penang and rolled in soya bean sheets, it tastes better with its special lime-chilli. This plate of Lor Bak sells at $8.00.

The famous Penang Cendol is a great disappointing. It comes with green cendol jelly, red bean on shaved ice drizzled with coconut milk and dark brown sugar. But the fragrant smell and taste of these coconut milk/brown sugar is not there. Cendol is $2.50 per bowl.

You can also find these familiar names there: KL Petaling Street Famous Porridge, Penang Ah Mee Hokkien Prawn Mee, Penang Lim Brothers Char Koay Teow, Heun Kee Clapot Chicken Rice, KL Fung Wong Confecionery, Malacca Chicken Rice Ball, Klang Bak Kut Teh, Ampang Yong Tau Foo, Penang Hai Beng Hainan Lor Mee, Penang Cuttlefish Kang Kong,Petaling Jaya Dim Sum & Drinks,and lastly Roti Canai & Nasi Brayani (Halal)

Click HERE for MORE Malaysian Food Street Pictures

Shopping at Tanjung Pinang

Owen Residents went to Tanjung Pinang for festive shopping on 13 January 2012. This trip includes 2 lunches and 1 dinner at Local Seafood Restaurant, Breakfast is at Comfort Hotel where the group stayed overnight.

The places visited include City Sightseeing, Goddess of Mercy (Guan Yin Temple), 500 Lohan Temple, and an Famous Traditional Chinese temple, Cuttlefish Packaging Factory, Homemake Cookies shops, and lastly at Shopping Mall (Ramayana),where it can satisfy some of your shopping ambitions.

And to White Market where you will be enjoying the hustle and the bustle of the market. There, you can shop for a variety of dried seafood and local product, not forgetting souvenir, handicraft or batik from many parts of Indonesia.

Labrador Nature and Coastal Walk - 2.1 km (NEW)

Residents living in the southern part of Singapore can now enter charming mangrove and coastal areas with the Labrador Nature & Coastal Walk.

The Labrador Nature & Coastal Walk comprises three distinctive experiences, namely Alexandra Road Garden Trail, Berlayer Creek Mangrove Trail and Bukit Chermin Harbour View Walk. A total walking distance of 2.1 Km.

The 830 metre Alexandra Road Garden Trail will stretch along the eastern bank of Alexandra Road between Depot Road and Telok Blangah Road. Users of this park connector will also find footpaths, cycle paths and special landscaping to enhance their experience, in line with the Garden Trail concept. The Trail is also connected to the Southern Ridges recreational corridor, the HortPark, Gillman Village and the recently opened Alexandra Arch.

The 960 metre Berlayer Creek Mangrove Trail is unique to other mangrove areas due to its proximity to the city. The trail offers urbanites a quiet nature retreat and the opportunity to enjoy the natural charm of the mangrove, which is just a short hop away from the bustle of the city. A landscaped entrance plaza, to be located beside the future Labrador MRT Station, will be designed with sheltered seating. It also serves as an information centre for the mangrove area.

The experience of using this recreational trail will culminate at the proposed 330 metre Bukit Chermin Harbour View Walk at the mouth of Berlayer Creek. This elevated boardwalk on sea will skirt around the foothill of Bukit Chermin and connect to the future promenade of the Reflections at Keppel Bay condominium eastwards and Labrador Park westwards. Rest points along the boardwalk will allow visitors to soak in the beautiful southern waterfront views of Keppel Harbour and Sentosa.

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Source: URA & NP

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