Jalan Bukit Merah () is a major arterial road in
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...
. The road starts from the junction of Alexandra Road and Queensway in the west before ending at the junction of Kampong Bahru Road.
Etymology and History
Jalan Bukit Merah was previously an unnamed dirt track before it was widened and paved over sometime in 1962. It was officially opened in December 15, 1963 by then Minister of Labor,
Jek Yeun Thong
Jek Yeun Thong ( zh, s=易润堂, p=Yì Rùntáng; 29 July 1930 – 3 June 2018) was a Singaporean politician who served as Minister for Science and Technology between 1976 and 1977, Minister for Culture between 1968 and 1977 and Minister fo ...
. Being a state of Malaysia at that time, the road was named, "''Jalan Bukit Merah''", meaning "Red Hill Road" in
Malay.
Today
As a major arterial road cutting through
Bukit Merah New Town, it can get very congested, especially during peak hours. Jalan Bukit Merah is lined up with a mixture of residential, industrial and other amenities like
Wat Ananda Metyarama Thai Buddhist Temple and Kai San.
Kai San Temple
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References
Streetdirectory
Bukit Merah
Roads in Singapore
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