List of Heritage Roads in Singapore

The Heritage Roads scheme was implemented in 2001 by the Singapore government to identify and protect roads whereby there are lush road-side trees, often so dense that they create "green walls" and even "green tunnels".[1] Concerns that rapid urban development will result in the removal of these trees especially due to the widening or realignment of these roads, the authorities identified 5 roads from a list of 55 suggested by the National Parks Board.[2][3] The remaining roads were placed on a watchlist to be closely monitored, and may be added to the scheme later.

History

As part of Tengah Air Base's expansion, portions of Lim Chu Kang Road, a heritage road, will be closed off.[4]

List of heritage roads

Roads on watchlist include
  • Goodwood Hill
  • Lornie Road
  • Loyang Avenue
  • Nassim Road
  • Punggol Road
  • Redhill Close
  • Upper Thomson Road
  • Yishun Avenue 5
  • Yuan Ching Road

References
  1. "Speech by Mr Mah Bow Tan, Minister for National Development at the Official Opening of Hindhede Nature Park on 17 August 2001, 9.30am at Hindhede Nature Park". Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. Teo, Joyce (26 January 2005). "Heritage Roads". The Straits Times. p. 1.
  3. "Heritage is Alive and Amongst Us". www.roots.gov.sg. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  4. "Century-old heritage road in way of Tengah air base expansion". Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  5. "Mount Pleasant Road". National Parks Board. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
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