Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has commenced construction works on pedestrian-friendly streets in Bukit Batok West which is the first of five towns under the Government’s Friendly Streets initiative. In the upcoming months, works will also start in Ang Mo Kio, Tampines, Toa Payoh, and West Coast, with completion scheduled for 2025.
The towns will have wider footpaths, dedicated cycling paths, barrier-free pedestrian crossings, more frequent and longer green-man signals, and road humps to slow down traffic.