Resorts World at Sentosa builds S$80m bridge to ease visitor traffic

Channel NewsAsia 24 Jan 08;

SINGAPORE: Resorts World at Sentosa has started work on a new vehicular bridge which costs S$80 million.

The new bridge is aimed at easing visitor traffic as over 15 million of them are expected to visit the Resort when it opens in early 2010.

The 710-metre, 3-lane bridge will run parallel to the existing causeway which connects Sentosa to the mainland.

And when completed in September 2009, both will be merged.

To help alleviate congestion near the Telok Blangah junction, existing admission booths will be relocated by Sentosa Leisure Group within the island, along Gateway Avenue.

By April, Gateway Avenue will be diverted to make way for the development of RWS.

From the vehicular bridge, drivers will then coast along Gateway Avenue, before the road fans out into seven lanes. Lanes and traffic directions are still being finalised.

The winning bid went to McConnell Dowell, an Australian-based engineering and construction company.

Resorts World at Sentosa said this is the first vehicular bridge of this scale to built by a private developer in Singapore. -CNA/vm

Resorts World to build new $80m bridge to Sentosa
Business Times 25 Jan 08;

RESORTS World at Sentosa (RWS) yesterday announced the award of a $80 million contract to Australian-based engineering and construction company McConnell Dowell to build a new vehicular bridge to Sentosa.

Work on the bridge begins this week and is expected to be completed by end-September 2009.

The 710-metre three-lane bridge will connect Singapore to Sentosa and provide visitors with a smooth and convenient entry into Sentosa and RWS. It will be built parallel to the present four-lane Sentosa bridge. When the new link is completed, the two bridges will be merged.

RWS anticipates 15 million visitors calling on its $5.2 billion resort when it opens in early 2010. 'This is the first vehicular bridge infrastructure of this scale built by a private developer in Singapore,' said RWS's senior director of projects Michael Chin. 'We are committed to provide our visitors with a once-in-a-lifetime holiday experience, and that includes hassle-free access to the resort,' he added.

According to Sentosa Leisure Group executive director for special projects, planning and development Low Tien Sio, the new link is 'set to take on up to four times more traffic when it opens . . . and will not only facilitate travel to RWS, but also drive traffic smoothly to Sentosa's popular destinations and give our Cove residents a welcome ride home'.

To help ease congestion near the Telok Blangah junction, the existing admission booths to Sentosa will be relocated on the island along Gateway Avenue and by April, Gateway Avenue will be diverted to make way for the development of RWS.

From the vehicular bridge, drivers will then travel along Gateway Avenue, before the road fans out into seven lanes to expedite island admission.

Work on new Sentosa bridge begins
Straits Times 25 Jan 08;

WORK started yesterday on a new bridge linking Sentosa to the mainland.

Developer of the island's casino resort, Resorts World at Sentosa (RWS) said that the new vehicular bridge will ease traffic for the anticipated 15 million visitors expected at the resort when it opens in early 2010.

The three-lane 710m bridge will be built parallel to the current Sentosa bridge, which currently has four lanes. When completed, the two bridges will be merged. Lanes and traffic directions are being finalised.

RWS awarded the bridge building contract, worth more than $80 million, to McConnell Dowell, an Australian-based engineering and construction company.

The work involves widening lanes at the Harbourfront end of the current Causeway, and the construction of the parallel new bridge from Sentosa.

McConnell Dowell's project director, Mr David Christodoulou said: 'The marrying of the structures into one cohesive roadway is the precise reason why this project is so exciting.'

To help alleviate congestion near the Telok Blangah junction, the existing admission booths will be relocated within the island along Gateway Avenue by Sentosa Leisure Group.

By April, Gateway Avenue will be diverted to make way for the development of RWS. From the vehicular bridge, drivers will then coast along Gateway Avenue, before the road fans out into seven lanes to expedite island admission.

Sentosa Leisure Group's Executive Director for Special Projects, Planning & Development, Low Tien Sio, added: 'Set to take on up to four times more traffic when it opens, the new vehicular bridge will not only facilitate travel to RWS, but also drive traffic smoothly to Sentosa's popular destinations and give our Cove residents a welcome ride home.'

Another bridge to Sentosa by next year
Today Online 25 Jan 08;

A new bridge is being built between Sentosa and the mainland.

Resorts World at Sentosa (RWS) began work yesterday on a vehicular bridge in anticipation of the 15 million people expected to visit the integrated resort when it opens in early 2010.

The three-lane, 710-metre bridge is being built parallel to the current Sentosa bridge, which currently has four lanes. When the new link is completed by the end of September next year, the two bridges will be merged.

Lanes and traffic directions are being finalised.

RWS awarded the bridge-building contract, worth more than $80 million, to McConnell Dowell, an Australian-based engineering and construction company.