This changed on Sept 8, with the opening of Brookvale Drive, which connects Sunset Way and Clementi Road near Maju Drive. Brookvale Drive also provides easy access to Ki Residences, a new 660-unit condominium that Mr Chan will move into once it is ready later in 2024.
Before the opening of Brookvale Drive, Sunset Way was the only thoroughfare between Ki Residences and Clementi Road.
"The new road should even out the traffic on both ends of Sunset Way," Mr Chan, 36, said, noting that traffic can be quite bad during peak hours.
The data analytics manager said that residents are generally welcoming of another option to enter and exit the Sunset Way neighbourhood.
The 1.2km-long public road was built at a cost of $48 million by the private developer of Ki Residences, Hoi Hup Sunway Clementi, a joint venture between Hoi Hup Realty and Sunway Developments.
The cost includes a covered linkway from Ki Residences to a bus stop in Clementi Road, the relocation of a bus stop, road realignment works and a U-turn in Clementi Road.
The road was five years in the making, Hoi Hup Realty told The Straits Times, from conception in 2019 to construction in 2024. It will be handed over to the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in due course.
Mr Koon Wai Leong, general manager of Hoi Hup Realty, said that the developer decided to build Brookvale Drive following a mandatory feasibility study and discussions with LTA.
This story is from the September 18, 2024 edition of The Straits Times.
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