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  • Road Closures For State Funeral Procession

    Road Closures For State Funeral Procession

    Some roads will be closed on Sunday (March 29) during the state funeral procession from Parliament House to the University Cultural Centre (UCC) at the National University of Singapore and the state funeral service.

    Lanes & Roads Affected Period of Closure
    Extreme right lane of South Bridge Road (between North Canal Road and North Boat Quay) 11am to 2pm
    North Bridge Road (between Coleman Street and North Boat Quay) 11.30am to 2pm
    Upper Circular Road 11.30am to 2pm
    High Street (between Hill Street and North Bridge Road) 11.30am to 2pm
    Parliament Place (between North Bridge Road and Saint Andrew’s Road) 11.30am to 2pm
    Saint Andrew’s Road (between Parliament Place and Stamford Road) 11.30am to 2pm
    Coleman Street (between Saint Andrew’s Road and North Bridge Road) 11.30am to 2pm
    Supreme Court Lane 11.30am to 2pm
    Fullerton Road (between Esplanade Drive and Saint Andrew’s Road) 11.30am to 2pm
    Stamford Road (between Raffles Link & North Bridge Road) 11.30am to 2pm
    Esplanade Drive in the direction of Shenton Way (between Battery Road & Nicoll Highway) 11.30am to 2pm
    Nicoll Highway (between Bras Basah Road & Esplanade Drive) 11.30am to 2pm
    Connaught Drive 11.30am to 3pm
    Clementi Road (between Dover Road and Kent Ridge Crescent) Noon to 3pm
    Extreme left lane of Clementi Road in the direction of West Coast Ferry Road 8am to 8pm
    Extreme right lane of Clementi Road in the direction of Bukit Timah Road 8am to 8pm
    Kent Ridge Crescent (between Clementi Road and College Link) 8am to 8pm
    Engineering Drive 1 (between Kent Ridge Crescent and Engineering Drive 3) 8am to 8pm

     

    Members of the public can line the route the 15.4km route, said the State Funeral Organising Committee in a statement.

    The procession will start at 12.30pm. The funeral cortege will leave Parliament House at 1pm. The journey is expected to take 37 minutes.

    It will travel at 25kmh and pass landmarks such as Old Parliament House, City Hall, the Padang, NTUC Centre and Singapore Conference Hall. It will also pass through certain heartland areas.

    The procession will be telecast live on national television and online at www.rememberingleekuanyew.sg.

     

    Source: www.tnp.sg

  • Queue Starts From Padang Today Onwards

    Queue Starts From Padang Today Onwards

    From 7am on Thursday (Mar 26), those wishing to pay final respects to Mr Lee Kuan Yew at Parliament House should start lining up from the Padang.

    A statement from the State Funeral Organising Committee said the public is advised to take public transport. “There will be a special lane at the Padang for the elderly, pregnant women, school children, families with children under 6-years-old and those with special needs,” the committee said.

    “In view of the large crowd, a long waiting time can be expected. We seek the understanding of members of public to remain orderly and be patient, and to follow the directions of the marshals on the ground. Ground personnel will be distributing water to those waiting in line,” it added.

    On Wednesday, tens of thousands queued up for hours in the hot sun, in lines snaking across Boat Quay to Hong Lim Park. What started out as three lines merged into one, and due to the overwhelming number of people, visitors were told not to bow in front of the coffin of Mr Lee, but to move along.

    The waiting time for visitors at times went up to eight hours on Wednesday. As of midnight, it was down to 2.5 to 3 hours, after the committee announced Parliament House would remain open 24 hours, daily till 8pm on Saturday.

    As of 10pm on Wednesday, 37,022 visitors have paid respects to Mr Lee Kuan Yew at Parliament House; 36,200 condolence cards issued, the Government said.

     

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com