Connaught Drive (

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: 康乐通道) is a one-way

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linking

Stamford Road Stamford Road ( Chinese: 史丹福路; ms, Jalan Stamford) is a one-way road in Singapore within the planning areas of Downtown Core and Museum. The road continues after the traffic light junction of Nicoll Highway, Esplanade Drive and Raffles ...

to Fullerton Road on the northern side of the

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within the

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in Singapore.

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is on the left side of the road, and

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is on the right. Before the

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was opened in 1997, the road was used by vehicles from

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and

Nicoll Highway Nicoll Highway (; ms, Lebuhraya Nicoll; ta, நிகோல் நெடுஞ்சாலை) is a major arterial road in Singapore which links the junctions of Guillemard Road, Sims Way and Mountbatten Road in Kallang to the junctions of Espl ...

to cross the Singapore River. The road is still used by several bus services and as a

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on both sides of the road as well as for

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parking.

History

On 5 November 2021, it was announced that Connaught Drive will be fully pedestrianised from end-2021 in order to make the civic district more people-friendly. Following the closure of the road, all vehicles will be merged back to

References

*Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2004), ''Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names'', Eastern University Press, {{Coord, 1, 17, 24.61, N, 103, 51, 12.82, E, display=title Downtown Core (Singapore) Roads in Singapore