East Coast Road (Chinese: 东海岸路; Malay: Jalan Pantai Timur) is a major two-way road in eastern Singapore. As its name suggests, the road used to run along Singapore's southeastern coastline before extensive land reclamation shifted the coastline southwards. The road starts in the west as Mountbatten Road, then continues eastwards - after the Haig Road and Amber Road junction - as East Coast Road. Moving further eastwards, the road continues as Upper East Coast Road (Chinese: 东海岸路上段) before making a turn northwards to continue as Bedok Road.[1]

Route Description

East Coast Road begins in Katong near the front of the historic Katong Shopping Centre. The first major road East Coast Road meets is the historic Joo Chiat Road. This section of both roads are lined with historic shophouses. After meeting Still Road and Telok Kurau Road, East Coast Road passes in front of Saint Patrick's School, before meeting Frankel Avenue, which signals the roads entrance into Siglap. After meeting Siglap Road, the road passes through a dense commercial area, where it turns into Upper East Coast Road. Upper East Coast Road then continues from East Coast Road meeting Bedok South Avenue 1, before passing through Bayshore. After the junction with Bedok South Avenue 3, the road passes Temasek Secondary School and the under-construction Bedok South MRT station, the terminus of Bedok South Road, and Upper East Coast Bus Terminal, before ending at the historic Bedok Corner near Sungei Bedok MRT station, transitioning into Bedok Road, providing access to Tanah Merah MRT station and Upper Changi Road.

History

East Coast Road was first mentioned in the Jackson Plan, published in 1882 where Stamford Raffles recommended for designated roads on both ends of the island as West Coast Road and East Coast Road, making East Coast Road one of the first delineated roads of Singapore. It was not until 1902 where East Coast Road was actually constructed as a laterite road connecting Katong and Bedok. Prior to the construction of the road, the only way to access Geylang and Joo Chiat was to go through Geylang Road and Tanjong Katong Road.[2] In 1906, works to extend the road to Tanjong Katong Road began, which introduced new modes of transport such as mosquito buses, motor trolleys, and trams into the then rural area. This transformed business and life in the area. When East Coast Road was near the sea, it was popular with the rich who built seaside bungalows near the road.[citation needed]

Details

East Coast Road's name was derived from its proximity to the coast.

Landmarks

The following is a list of landmarks that are/were in East Coast Road:

References

  1. ^ "East Coast Road | t..5Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  2. ^ Pereira, Alexius A.; Ebert-Oehlers, Ann; Blake, Myrna L., eds. (1992). Singapore Eurasians: Memories, Hopes And Dreams (World Scientific Singapore's 50 Years of Nation-Building) (2nd ed.). Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Company (published 21 December 2016). pp. 61, 65. ISBN 9789813109599.


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