Coney Island: Nature park amid various projects

Straits Times 26 Feb 12;

Last Sunday's article, 'Coney Island set to become nature park', may have given the impression that the whole island is to be developed as a nature park.

Coney Island will not just be a park but we plan to also have a nature park in the island amid various developments.

In the immediate term, we have decided to leave the park on Coney Island as rustic as possible and to let it be enjoyed as a nature park with a minimum of built structures.

For example, we will install basic park furniture, non-concrete footpaths and minimum lights to avoid disturbing wildlife at night.

The tender exercise for the project will take place in the middle of this year and the project will be completed in the next two years. Details will be shared when ready.

Yeo Meng Tong
Director, Parks Development
National Parks Board