Bukit Timah Nature Reserve to close for six months: NParks

The Bukit Timah Nature Reserve will be closed for six months from 15 September to carry out “slope stabilisation works”, according to the National Parks Board on Monday.
 
The reserve will be partially open to the public on weekends for another 18 months while repair works are ongoing. Only the Main Road Trail to the summit will be open to visitors during this period.
 
“Over the years, NParks found that there has been an erosion of the slopes and trails as well as the damaging of forests in the Reserve. To ensure public safety, NParks will be embarking on a journey to repair these slopes and trails. The forest habitat will also be restored,” the board said.
 
They will also restore its 20-year-old visitor centre located at the foot of the reserve.
 
“We seek the understanding of the public for the need to limit access to BTNR so that extensive enhancements can be carried out to stabilise slopes, repair trails, upgrade the Visitor Centre, and restore the forest environment of the Nature Reserve,” said the board.

"The slope stabilisations and trail repairs are necessary for public safety,” it added.