New bridges and art park to open on Saturday evening
THE new 4.5m "mountain" at Marina Bay is not the highest in the world, but it means the world to 15-year-old Joyce Seah.
The then Maha Bodhi School pupil had designed it in a 2006 competition for Marina Bay's new art park. The "mountain" symbolised her aspirations to do well for her PSLE, and her goal to be an artist or designer. Joyce's creation is among 27 works of art by Singapore youths, selected from 136 entries, to feature in the park.
The art park has been named the Youth Olympic Park to mark Singapore's hosting of the first Youth Olympic Games from Aug 14 to 26.
The pocket of greenery, and the nearby 280m "double helix" pedestrian bridge and vehicular bridge will be officially opened by National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan on Saturday, with pyrotechnic displays and performances, including those of martial arts.
The public can access the park and the pedestrian bridge from 9.30pm on Saturday. The vehicular bridge, which runs parallel to the Benjamin Sheares Bridge and connects to the new Bayfront Avenue, opens to traffic from 3pm on Sunday. Members of the public are invited to Saturday's celebrations, which start at 7.30pm.
-News courtesy of Omy-
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