New bridge connecting Punggol Central and Seletar Link opens today

The six-lane bridge will ease congestion on major arterial roads that feed into the TPE

- Kok Yufeng

Motorists living in Punggol West will have another way to access Tampines Expressway (TPE) when a new six-lane vehicular bridge connecting Punggol Central and Seletar Link opens on Aug 3.

This alternative route to enter and exit Punggol town will help relieve traffic pressure on existing major arterial roads such as Punggol Way and Punggol Road, which feed into the TPE.

The bridge, located near Yusof Ishak Secondary School, comes with upgraded road junctions and barrier-free paths that link to the Punggol Park Connector, said Punggol GRC MP Sun Xueling in a Facebook post on July 31.

It will form part of a new road called Seletar South Link.

Ms Sun, who is Senior Minister of State for Transport and National Development, said in earlier social media posts that the bridge spanning the Sungei Punggol river will have cycling paths on both sides.

"Punggol residents can benefit from more transport options in and out of the town," she told The Straits Times on Aug 1.