Singapore, June 30 -- Preparatory works for 'Long Island', Singapore's large-scale critical coastal protection strategy, will commence from the end of 2026, according to the country's Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and the Housing Board (HDB).

The works will lay the groundwork for future land reclamation of the decades-long, 800-hectare project, aimed at protecting Singapore from rising sea levels.

HDB, the appointed reclamation agent for the project dubbed 'Long Island', and the URA, in a joint press release on Tuesday, said that the measures will be implemented to mitigate the impact of preparatory works on the environment and community, based on findings from an environmental study commissioned by the Housing and Development Boa...