List of Roads in Downtown Core
This is a list of roads in the Downtown Core Planning Area.
List Of Roads
- Bayfront Avenue
- Central Boulevard
- Connaught Drive
- Esplanade Drive
- Marina Boulevard
- Queen Street
- Raffles Avenue
- Raffles Boulevard
- Sheares Avenue
- St Andrew's Road
Bayfront Avenue
Bayfront Avenue is a road in Singapore running along the southern side of Marina Bay. Starting at Marina Boulevard in the west the road is passing Marina Bay Sands integrated resort. The road then passes the Bayfront Bridge at the south while continuing towards Raffles Avenue. Bayfront Avenue opened to traffic on April 25, 2010 at 3 pm. Several bus services pass by Bayfront Avenue, of which it is services 79, 97, 106, 502 and 518, both of them were extended to Marina Bay Sands area, whereas service 120, 670 and T6 were even extended later.
Central Boulevard
Central Boulevard is a road in Singapore running along the Marina Bay area from Raffles Quay all the way to Marina Coastal Drive.
Connaught Drive
Connaught Drive is a one-way road linking Stamford Road to Fullerton Road on the northern side of the Singapore River within the Downtown Core in Singapore. Esplanade Park is on the left side of the road, and The Padang is on the right. Before the Esplanade Bridge was opened in 1997, the road was used by vehicles from Marina Centre and Nicoll Highway to cross the Singapore River. The road is still used by several bus services and as a car park on both sides of the road as well as for coach parking. On 5 November 2021, it was announced that Connaught Drive will be fully pedestrianised from end-2021 in order to make the civic district more people-friendly. Following the closure of the road, all vehicles will be merged back to Esplanade Bridge.
Esplanade Drive
Esplanade Drive is a road linking Fullerton Road and Raffles Boulevard, which was built to provide faster vehicular access between Marina Centre and the financial district of Shenton Way and to displace traffic from St Andrew's Road and Connaught Drive. Construction of the bridge began in early 1994 and was completed in March 1997. Service 501 is the first bus route to pass by the Esplanade Bridge. On 10 July 1999, the right turn from Hill Street to Bras Basah Road is prohibited, and motorists had to use High Street and Parliament Place, together with the St Andrew's Road. The main contractor was Obayashi Corporation while the street lamps were designed by Light Cibles. The bridge then blocked views of the Merlion statue from the Marina Bay waterfront, raising a need for the original Merlion statue to be relocated from the back to the front of the bridge.
The bridge offers panoramic views of Marina South and the rest of Marina Bay. However, this also makes it subject to occasional road closures on special occasions, where the bridge closes to all road traffic to allow spectators and pedestrians to observe fireworks seen during the National Day celebrations, New Year's Eve and the Singapore Fireworks Celebrations. On these nights, the bridge is usually full of onlookers. The street lights on the bridge are usually turned off before the fireworks start, and turned on after their completion. The bridge also forms part of the Singapore Grand Prix's Marina Bay Street Circuit, which debuted on 28 September 2008, and therefore has to be completely closed for the duration of the racing weekend.
Marina Boulevard
Marina Boulevard is a road in Singapore running along the western side of Marina Bay in the Downtown Core district. Starting at Raffles Place intersecting with Collyer Quay and running south, there are a number of landmark buildings along the length of it such as the One Marina Boulevard and One Raffles Quay, forming bookends of its northern terminus.
Located along the road is The Sail @ Marina Bay, The Promontory, Central Linear Park, Marina Bay Financial Centre, Gardens by the Bay, Marina South Pier and Marina South. The Common Services Tunnel runs underneath it. The first part of the road from Collyer Quay to Marina View Link is a two-way street and the part from Marina View Link to the East Coast Parkway is a five-lane, one-way road towards the latter.
Queen Street
Queen Street is a road in Singapore from Queen Street Bus Terminal to Bras Basah MRT Station.
Raffles Avenue
Raffles Avenue is a road in Singapore from Temasek Avenue to Esplanade Drive. The bus lane was introduced in 1990 but it was converted to full-day bus lane on 22 December 2008.
Raffles Boulevard
Raffles Boulevard is a road in Singapore from Republic Boulevard to Esplanade Drive. The bus lane was introduced in 1990 but it was converted to full-day bus lane on 22 December 2008.
Sheares Avenue
Sheares Avenue is a road in Singapore along the former East Coast Parkway all the way to Central Boulevard.
St Andrew's Road
St Andrew's Road is a road in Singapore from Fullerton Road all the way to Stamford Road. Gatherings in 2008 were also present end of the year, and full-day bus lanes were introduced on 22 December 2008.