Milestone year for Marina Bay

URA plans slew of activities to draw locals, visitors in 2010

THE Urban Redevelopment Authority has planned a string of activities next year to attract local and foreign visitors to Marina Bay.

With most of the key features in the area set to be completed during the year, the development agency aims to attract visitors through a series of events dubbed ‘Marina Bay Invitations 2010′.

Kick-starting the series is the Marina Bay Countdown into 2010 on the last day of the year. This will be followed by the opening of the double helix pedestrian bridge and Singapore’s first Art Park, next to the seating gallery of The Float @ Marina Bay, both of which will open by March next year.

Members of the community will be invited to the official opening – to be among the first to cross the bridge and enjoy the panoramic views of the city, URA said.

In mid-2010, URA will hold a mass walkathon and carnival to mark the opening of the 3.5 kilometre waterfront promenade, which will feature a continuous waterfront loop and dancing water jets.

This will be followed by an urban light festival in the concluding months of the year. And coming full circle – the series will end with the Marina Bay Singapore Countdown 2010/2011.

URA chief executive Cheong Koon Hean said: ‘2010 is a milestone year for Marina Bay and Singapore. It is the time when most of the developments around the bay are completed, and the dawn of a new skyline for Singapore. We want to extend an invitation to every Singaporean and visitor to come to Marina Bay to join in the calendar of exciting events in 2010.’

Source: Business Times, 5 Dec 2009