Road closures, enhanced security for New Year festivities

To prevent overcrowding, number of people entering certain areas will be regulated

- Daniel Lai

Road closures and enhanced security measures will be in place during the ONE Countdown 2026 on Dec 31 until the early hours of Jan 1, with the events expected to draw huge crowds.

Celebrations and fireworks displays islandwide include those at Marina Bay and The Kallang, which was formerly known as Singapore Sports Hub.

Police, auxiliary police and security officers will be deployed to manage crowds in the vicinity of Marina Bay and The Kallang, said the police on Dec 28.

Officers from the police land divisions, including emergency response teams, the Special Operations Command, Police Coast Guard and Traffic Police will be conducting enhanced patrols.

To prevent overcrowding, the number of people entering certain areas will be regulated by the police and security personnel.

These include The Promontory, One Fullerton/Merlion Park, Esplanade Park, Esplanade Waterfront Promenade, Marina Bay Sands Waterfront Promenade and other areas within the vicinity of Marina Bay.

Similar crowd control measures will be in place at Stadium Roar, Stadium Riverside Walk, Beach Volleyball Court, Lawn Bowl, the Tanjong Rhu Promenade and Water Sports Centre at the Kallang Basin.

Entry into these areas will be stopped once capacity has reached safety thresholds, the police added.

People should not cycle in the vicinity of Marina Bay and Kallang Basin.

City Hall, Raffles Place, Bayfront, Stadium, Tanjong Rhu and Nicoll Highway MRT stations are expected to be very crowded.

People are encouraged to use other nearby stations such as Esplanade, Promenade, Downtown, Marina Bay, Kallang and Mountbatten.

Footways along Bayfront Avenue as well as Esplanade, Merdeka and Tanjong Rhu bridges are only for transit purposes, with pedestrians not allowed to stop and congregate.