Reclamation works for Woodlands Checkpoint unlikely to affect mangrove habitats in Mandai and Sungei Buloh

Reclamation works slated to begin in the third quarter of 2024 to expand the Woodlands Checkpoint are unlikely to negatively affect the mangrove habitats at the neighbouring Mandai mangrove and mudflat, say JTC and ICA.

Reclamation works to expand Woodlands Checkpoint have been scaled back from initial plans to reduce environmental impact. ST PHOTO: SHINTARO TAY The reclamation on the western part is next to the Mandai mangrove and mudflat, a habitat rich in wildlife such as molluscs, crustaceans and worms that was designated a nature park by the National Parks Board in 2022.

JTC and ICA said that the environmental impact assessment for the reclamation studied the potential impact to the ecological connectivity between both mangrove forests. Instead, the hydrodynamics change could result in “a potential increase in the number of propagules that settle in the surrounding fringe areas”, they added.

Mr Movin Nyanasengeran, vice president of the Bird Society of Singapore, said that the mitigation measures planned by JTC, such as curtailing certain works within 100m of the mudflat during the migratory season, are good steps towards safeguarding shorebirds. Both agencies said they would regularly monitor the sedimentation and the effect on shorebirds on the mudflat.

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