Thaipusam 2018 will be held from Tuesday, 30 January 2018 to Wednesday, 31 January 2018.
To facilitate the event, the following roads will be closed to vehicular traffic during the stipulated periods:
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1.Race Course Road in the direction of Rangoon Road (between Rangoon Road and the car park entrance of Block 681 of Race Course Road) |
From 9.00am on 30 January 2018, to 11.59pm the following day |
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2.Hastings Road |
From 1.00pm on 30 January 2018 to 11.59pm the following day |
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3. Short Street (between Selegie Road and McNally Street) |
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4. Hindoo Road (between Unit No. 1 of Hindoo Road and Serangoon Road) |
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5. Dunlop Street (between Clive Street and Serangoon Road) |
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6.Tank Road |
From 6.00pm on 30 January 2018 to 11.59pm the following day |
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7. Lanes 4 and 5 of Serangoon Road (between Sungei Road and Hastings Road) |
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8. Lane 4 of Serangoon Road (between Hastings Road and Petain Road) |
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9. Petain Road (between Sturdee Road and Serangoon Road) |
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10. Kitchener Link (between Serangoon Road and lamp post 15F) |
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11. Baboo Lane (between Unit No. 2 of Baboo Lane and Serangoon Road) |
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12. Upper Dickson Road (between Clive Street and Serangoon Road) |
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13. Syed Alwi Road (between Serangoon Road and Lembu Road) |
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14. Birch Road (between Serangoon Road and Farrer Park Station Road) |
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15. Roberts Lane (between Serangoon Road and Race Course Road) |
From 6.00pm on 30 January 2018 to 11.59pm the following day |
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16.Desker Road (between Serangoon Road and Lembu Road) |
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17. 2 right lanes of Selegie Road in the direction of Serangoon Road (between Prinsep Street and Rochor Canal Road) |
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18. 2 right lanes of Prinsep Street in the direction of Selegie Road (between Bras Basah Road and Selegie Road) |
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19. Extreme right lane of Orchard Road towards Bras Basah Road (between Istana Park and Prinsep Street) |
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20. Penang Lane (between Orchard Road and Penang Road) |
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21. The carriageway of Handy Road in the direction of Plaza Singapura (between Penang Road and Orchard Road) |
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22. Extreme right lane of Penang Road in the direction of Somerset Road (between Penang Lane and Clemenceau Avenue) |
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23. The carriageway of Clemenceau Avenue in the direction of Penang Road (between River Valley Road and Penang Road) |
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24.Lane 3 of Serangoon Road (between Sungei Road and Petain Road) |
From 11.00pm on 30 January 2018 to 5.00am the following day |
Additionally, the following roads will be converted into 2-way roads during the stipulated periods:
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Roads Affected |
Period of Conversions |
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a) Perumal Road |
From 9.00am on 30 January 2018 to 11.59pm on 31 January 2018 |
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b) Hindoo Road (between Kampong Kapor Road and Unit No.1 of Hindoo Road);
c) Veerasamy Road (between Kampong Kapor Road and Serangoon Road).
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From 1.00pm on 30 January 2018 to 11.59pm on 31 January 2018 |
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d) Short Street (between lamp post 2 and McNally Street); e) Oxley Rise (between Clemenceau Avenue and Jalan Rumbia). |
From 6.00pm on 30 January 2018 to 11.59pm on 31 January 2018 |
From 9.00am on 30 January 2018 to 11.59pm on 31 January 2018, the direction of vehicular traffic along the carriageway of Race Course Road in the direction of Balestier Road (between Rangoon Road and the car park exit of Block 684 of Race Course Road) will be reversed.
During the closure, access will only be granted to police and emergency vehicles. Auxiliary Police Officers will be deployed at the affected road to assist and direct motorists.
Parking restrictions along the peripheral roads will be strictly enforced. Vehicles found parking and causing obstruction will be towed.
Members of the public may contact the organiser at the hotline: 6298 5771 for further enquires.
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
29 January 2018 @ 4:00 PM