Fort Canning Tunnel finally opens

The 350m-long, three-lane Fort Canning Tunnel, for motorists heading from the Marina Centre towards Orchard Road is open. The Fort Canning Tunnel took more than three years to build which extends from the junction of Stamford Road, Armenian Road and Queen Street to Penang Road. The $34-million tunnel, or S$ 1 million per 10 meter, started operation on 16 January 2007. Such underground roads are more expensive to build and maintain but it has free up additional land for development, while still preserving this oasis in the heart of the Civic and Cultural District.But building the tunnel, it saved 35 trees, including an iconic 50-year-old tree whose trunk is less than 1 metre away from the alignment of the tunnel.

Updated On: 07.07.30