East Coast Road, Singapore

East Coast Road (Chinese: 东海岸路; Malay: Jalan Pantai Timur) is a two-way road in Marine Parade, 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]

East Coast Road

东海岸路 (Chinese), Jalan Pantai Timur (Malay)
Type	Major Road
Owner	LTA
Maintained by	LTA
Nearest metro station	Sungei Bedok

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]} In February 1996, it was announced that Upper East Coast Road will join the Pan Island Express (PIE).^[3]

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:

• I12 Katong: a shopping mall
• Tay Buan Guan Supermarket: one of Singapore's first supermarkets
• Roxy Cinema: a popular cinema during the 1930's. It was replaced by Roxy Square, a shopping centre.

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.
3. "Upper East Coast Road to be extended to join PIE: Mah".

External Links

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