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A new road connecting Changi Airport and the East Coast Park is now open, allowing users to cycle or jog to the airport for the first time.
A key attraction along the 3.5 km route is a permanent outdoor display of more than 20 dinosaur models, from a towering Tyrannosaurus rex to a trio of velociraptors.
There are also new facilities available at the pit stops, such as bike rental services, pay showers, a laundry room and a new cafeteria.
Changi Airport Group (CAG) said yesterday that the new link will offer an alternative route to the airport and a new recreational option for Singaporeans.
OPENING
With the opening of the Changi Airport Connector, the airport is now connected to the largest park connector network in the east, connecting with places such as Changi Beach Park and Bedok Reservoir.
Previously, there was no such route for pedestrians to the airport, which ran parallel to Airport Boulevard.
The project took approximately three years from conceptualization to completion, and was carried out with the support of the National Parks Board and the Singapore Tourism Board.
Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung yesterday officiated at the opening of the connector at the beginning of the Changi Jurassic Mile, after having pedaled from Bedok. In a Facebook post, he described the connector as a “labor of love” from the Changi Airport team.
“The airport is down, but the spirit is rising!” he wrote.
Admission to the 1 km stretch with the dinosaur exhibits is free. But Friday through Sunday, visitors must make a reservation before they can enter from 9 a.m. to midnight due to safe distance requirements.
Cyclists can rent adult bikes for $ 8 an hour at the pit stop near Terminal 2. These can be returned at GoCycling outlets such as East Coast Park, Changi Beach Park and Punggol Park.
The new cafeteria at the Hub & Spoke pit stop offers local and western food, with the option of al fresco dining. It is open every day from 7.30 a.m. to 9.30 p.m.
Jayson Goh, CAG’s managing director of airport operations management, said connecting Changi Airport with East Coast Park and the rest of Singapore’s park connector network would benefit the airport community, locals and tourists.
“The new experiential elements injected along the Changi Jurassic Mile will offer all who visit a sense of adventure and surprise. With the Changi Airport Connector, we hope to provide visitors with a different airport experience,” he said. .
Jaryl Sim, owner of the Hub & Spoke Cafe, which opened Aug. 12, said he was initially not interested in the location, but was sold after learning of plans to develop the area. Currently, about half of the cafe’s customers are airport personnel, he said.
Event management consultant Chan Kok Meng, 43, was on the Jurassic Mile yesterday with his wife and two children, ages seven and five.
When asked if he would visit us again, Chan said, “We have no choice: our youngest son wants us to bring him here again as he wants to draw dinosaurs.”
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