Telok Blangah Hill Park

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Telok Blangah Hill Park
直落布兰雅山公园 (Chinese), Taman Bukit Telok Blangah (Malay)
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Part of the elevated walkway of the Forest Walk in Telok Blangah Hill Park
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Location in Singapore
Typepark
Location Singapore
Coordinates 1°16′44.01″N103°48′37.83″E / 1.2788917°N 103.8105083°E / 1.2788917; 103.8105083
Area34 hectares (84 acres)
Elevation94 metres (308 ft)
Owned by National Parks Board
Administered by National Parks Board
Open24 Hours
StatusOpen
PathsEarth Trail

Telok Blangah Hill Park is a park situated at Telok Blangah Green, off Henderson Road, in Bukit Merah. It connects to Mount Faber Park via Henderson Waves Bridge. [1] Standing at 36m (118ft) above Henderson Road, it is the tallest pedestrian bridge in Singapore. Henderson Waves is renowned for its artistic, distinctive wave-like structure consisting of a series of undulating curved 'ribs'. [2]

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Telok Blangah Hill Park is also part of the Southern Ridges, which also comprises Mount Faber Park, HortPark, Kent Ridge Park and Labrador Nature Reserve. [2]

History

In 1994, S$ 400,000 was spent on a slope in Telok Blangah Hill Park to strengthen the soil after recent landslides. [3] After heavy rain on 28 February 2023, the Forest Walk trail in the park was closed off in March 2023 due to a slope failure. The closure of the trail, as well as another trail, the Earth Trail, in park would remain closed until end July 2026 to stabilise the slope and strengthen the foundation of the evalated Forest Walk trail. [4]

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References

  1. Teh, Jen Lee (11 August 2006). "Take the bridges to the hills". The New Paper . p. 8. Retrieved 5 January 2024 via NewspaperSG.
  2. 1 2 "Telok Blangah Hill Park". National Parks Board. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  3. "Parks department stabilising hill slopes hit by landslips". The Straits Times . 23 August 1994. p. 25. Retrieved 5 January 2024 via NewspaperSG.
  4. "Parts of Telok Blangah Hill Park trails closed for repairs until 2026 following slope failure". TODAY. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
Panoramic view of the highest point of Telok Blangah Hill Park with a hilltop oasis Telok blangah hill park.jpg
Panoramic view of the highest point of Telok Blangah Hill Park with a hilltop oasis