Bukit Timah’s Famous Railway Bridge Made IG-Worthy With Upcycled CNY Décor

There are a few things synonymous with Chinese New Year.

While we can talk about the hong baos, food, visitations and fellowship, there’s one more thing you’ll notice when looking around.

Decorations and in some places, otters.

It’s definitely a pleasant sight to see that, despite the pandemic, the festive mood is still in the air (with safety measures).

And wait till you see how the Bukit Timah Truss Bridge looks like.

Bukit Timah’s Famous Railway Bridge Made IG-Worthy With Upcycled CNY Décor

Decorations always feel even more impressive when they’re made from recyclable materials.

For those unaware, the truss bridge is near the old Bukit Timah Railway Station.

It ceased operations on July 2011 and has been used for visited by many nature walks.

Then, on 3 Feb, Member of Parliament Sim Ann took to Facebook, live streaming the bridge’s CNY decorations.

She explained that the decorations we see came from both recycled and upcycled materials and that around 100 volunteers came together to make it possible.

To clarify, upcycling means the use of recyclable materials to create a product that was of better quality than the original.

This was done around the course of 10 days, The Straits Times reported.

MP Sim Ann hopes that something similar can be done for other festivities such as Hari Raya, Deepavali and Christmas

She also calls on those interested in handicraft help out in the future.

Hundreds of Decorations

Upcycling is always a darn good way to turn trash into treasure.

Never forget the Louis Vitton bag that got transformed to hold two cups of drinks.

Around 500 flowers were created from recycled plastic bags and 100 lanterns from used bottles.

ST reported around 200 flowers and between 60 to 70 lanterns were used to decorate the bridge.

The rest were to be used at the neighbourhood community centre.

And if you look between some decorations, you might even find some hand-written messages from the children in the community.

But more magic happens if you wait to go at night.

In the darkness of night, the lanterns all light up beautifully in a straight line.

Chinese New Year aside, you could probably come here for a few romantic Valentine’s Day photos too!

And there’s no need to rush since these decorations will be there till the end of February.

You can get there pretty easily by dropping off at Hillview MRT.

From there, it’s a pretty straightforward, under a 10-minute walk to get there.

There’s even a bunch of eateries around the area after you’re done taking in the bridge’s sights.

Featured Image: Facebook (Sim Ann)