Shibuya Crossing in Joo Chiat? Scramble crossing trial to take place from Nov 16
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Besides one permanent scramble crossing near Lau Pa Sat, the Joo Chiat pilot will be Singapore's first such trial since a 2017 attempt in Orchard.
Besides one permanent scramble crossing near Lau Pa Sat, the Joo Chiat pilot will be Singapore's first such trial since a 2017 attempt in Orchard.
SINGAPORE: A scramble crossing trial will take place in Joo Chiat for three months from Nov 16, after which the initiative will be assessed to see if it becomes a permanent fixture, Marine Parade-Braddell Heights Member of Parliament Goh Pei Ming told CNA on Wednesday (Nov 11).
The pilot at the junction of Joo Chiat Road and East Coast Road will be part of ongoing efforts to improve traffic flow and enhance pedestrian safety, said Mr Goh, who is senior minister of state for home affairs and for social and family development.
“Because this area is popular, this intersection is often busy. I have also observed instances where turning vehicles almost hit pedestrians,” he said, of the junction in front of i12 Katong shopping mall.
A scramble crossing is a traffic system where vehicle movement in every direction is stopped for a short time at an intersection, letting pedestrians cross the road from all sides, including diagonally.
Scramble crossings are rare in Singapore, with just one at the junction of Robinson Road and Boon Tat Street, near the Lau Pa Sat hawker centre.
The last time Singapore trialled a new scramble intersection was almost a decade ago, back in December 2017 at the junction of Cairnhill Road and Orchard Road. It lasted a month.
Before that, a December 2006 trial saw a scramble intersection deployed at the junction of Bideford Road and Orchard Road for six months.
In a letter to the area’s residents and business owners on Oct 30 and seen by CNA, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) laid out the changes that will take effect from Nov 16.
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