SINGAPORE \u2013 The Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) is exploring a new people-mover system that will run between Pulau Brani and mainland Singapore. <\/p>\n
A people-mover system refers to a transit system, such as the Sentosa Express monorail service that links VivoCity shopping complex with the resort island. <\/p>\n
Based on tender documents published on government procurement portal GeBiz on Oct 24, SDC is seeking consultancy services to conduct a feasibility study for the \u201cconceptual planning\u201d of a people-mover system along a new bridge, Keppel Link, that will connect mainland Singapore and the west of Pulau Brani.<\/p>\n
In response to queries from The Straits Times, SDC said on Nov 17 that it will be exploring \u201cinnovative transportation solutions\u201d to improve accessibility and visitors\u2019 experience as part of efforts to enhance connectivity under the Greater Sentosa Master Plan. <\/p>\n
Previously known as the Sentosa-Brani Master Plan, <\/p>\n announced in 2019<\/p>\n <\/a>, the plan involves redeveloping Sentosa and Pulau Brani into a tourist destination over the next two to three decades. <\/p>\n The Brani Terminal, run by port operator PSA, makes up a large part of Pulau Brani. It will <\/p>\n fully relocate to the new Tuas megaport<\/p>\n <\/a> by 2027.<\/p>\n The island also houses the Police Coast Guard\u2019s headquarters.<\/p>\n Pulau Brani is sandwiched between the south of mainland Singapore and Sentosa, and is about 340m away from Keppel Harbour, according to national map service OneMap. <\/p>\n SDC said the \u201chigh-level\u201d feasibility study is meant to assess the various options that could complement its existing transport infrastructure.<\/p>\n According to the masterplan, the eastern part of Pulau Brani will be home to the Waterfront zone, while its central portion will house the Ridgeline zone, which will connect green spaces and feature nature and heritage attractions.<\/p>\n To the west of the island, there will be the Vibrant Cluster \u2013 with large-scale attractions spanning both Sentosa and Pulau Brani \u2013 and a lifestyle and commercial zone, Island Heart, where hotels, conference spaces, dining options and shops will be located. <\/p>\n In his National Day Rally speech in 2019, then Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had said a Downtown South resort was likely to be built on Pulau Brani.<\/p>\n These redevelopment plans were later <\/p>\n shelved temporarily because of the Covid-19 pandemic<\/p>\n