Police temporarily close Merlion Park due to full capacity on New Year’s Eve
SINGAPORE - On Saturday evening, the police closed several locations around the Marina Bay area, due to large crowds at the Marina Bay Singapore Countdown.the police advised members of the public to avoid Merlion Park, saying itwhich provides a view of real-time crowd levels and closures around Marina Bay, showed the area was open and very crowded.
The police said in a tweet at 10.25pm that access to Jubilee Bridge, Marina Bay Sands Event Plaza and Fullerton Waterfront, which includes Merlion Park, was closed and advised the public to avoid the areas. The police also advised the public to make use of the live map which includes walking paths that are updated when areas are closed.