Seven towns in east, north-east to get more cycling paths by 2030

87km network to also cover four industrial estates; work to start from early 2026

- Kok Yufeng

Residents in eastern and northeastern Singapore, including in Hougang, Sengkang and Serangoon, will get better access to cycling infrastructure by 2030, as more cycling paths continue to be built across the island.

On July 22, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) called for a tender for the construction of about 87km of new cycling paths in seven towns Geylang, Hougang, Kaki Bukit, Marine Parade, Potong Pasir, Sengkang and Serangoon - as well as in industrial estates in Sin Ming, Bedok, Pasir Ris and Tampines.

Construction of these new paths will start from early 2026, and the works are expected to be fully completed by the end of 2030.

LTA's latest tender builds upon an earlier $188.3 million contract that was awarded in August 2023 to construct about 55km of cycling paths in the same seven towns by 2025.

In all, the two tenders covering the east and north-east of Singapore will add about 142km to the national cycling path network, which the authority said is on track to reach 1,300km by 2030.

Over the past two years, LTA has also awarded two other contracts to build 20km of new cycling paths in the city and city fringe areas such as in Bukit Merah and Telok Blangah, and 34.4km of new paths in western and central Singapore, in places such as Jurong West, Bukit Batok and Clementi.

In response to queries, LTA said it is taking a phased approach to expanding the cycling path network across all towns here, and working with various agencies to carve out the space needed.