Five-year masterplan to enhance Tampines regional centre

Infrastructure to be added to cement its position as the most well-connected town

- Wong Pei Ting

Residents living in Tampines will see new infrastructure introduced to cement its position as Singapore's most well-connected town.

By 2027, residents will have a cycling bridge, an underpass and another 7.7km of cycling paths, which will bring the total to 40km.

The additions, announced on Feb 22, are part of Tampines Town Council's five-year masterplan for 2025 to 2030.

Tampines was described as Singapore's most well-connected regional centre in a book on urbanisation launched in 2024.

The town council said everything residents need in the town is already just a short walk, cycle or public transport ride away.

The new infrastructure, which includes a pedestrian route between Tampines MRT station and the malls in the town, will add to the regional centre's status as Singapore's most well-connected 20-minute town.

A 20-minute town is where all journeys to the nearest neighbourhood centre using public, active and shared modes of transport can be completed in under 20 minutes.

It is one of the targets of the Land Transport Authority's (LTA) Land Transport Master Plan 2040.

Speaking at the launch, Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli said the masterplan sets the stage for Tampines to become a people-first town centre.

In an accompanying statement, the Tampines Town Council said residents will be roped in to help Tampines become a pedestrianfriendly town centre with "worldclass streets".

The creation of a pedestrian friendly town centre is already taking shape.

Among other things, LTA has been exploring the transformation of part of Tampines Central 5 into a pedestrianised street between the malls in Tampines Town Centre and Tampines MRT station.

The town council's plan will add to this.