Henderson Waves, Alexandra Arch and Hort Park opens in Singapore.

Singapore have officially opened two pedestrian bridges and HortPark, integral parts of The Southern Ridges which comprise a nine-kilometre chain of green, open spaces spanning the rolling hills of Mount Faber Park, Telok Blangah Hill Park and Kent Ridge Park before ending at West Coast Park

The completion of the two pedestrian bridges by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) – to be named Henderson Waves and Alexandra Arch - brings to reality the earlier plans of URA to seamlessly connect all the hill parks and transform the Southern Ridges into a new recreational playground amidst nature.

The first bridge, named Henderson Waves, is also Singapore’s highest pedestrian bridge. It spans Henderson Road to connect Mount Faber Park to Telok Blangah Hill Park. The other bridge, named Alexandra Arch, spans Alexandra Road. On one end, it continues to Forest Walk, which is made up of an elevated walkway for pedestrians and earth trails for cyclists through the secondary forest of Telok Blangah Hill Park. On the other, it links via a floral path to the Horticulture Park - or HortPark for short.

The latest addition to the National Parks Board (NParks)’s series of thematic parks, HortPark is Southeast Asia’s first one-stop gardening and lifestyle hub. It brings together gardening-related recreational, educational, research and retail activities under one roof in a park setting. The hub also serves as a park connector linking Telok Blangah Hill Park and Kent Ridge Park.

For more images and reports, see CNA report 1 | CNA Report 2 | URA press release

Adib is the co-founder of 5ft Creatives and a designer at Farmwork. He likes to walk on the FiveFootWay.