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East Coast Road (Chinese: 东海岸路; Malay: Jalan Pantai Timur) is a major two-way road in eastern Singapore. As its name suggests, the road used to run along Singapore's southeastern coastline before extensive land reclamation shifted the coastline southwards. The road starts in the west as Mountbatten Road, then continues eastwards - after the Haig Road and Amber Road junction - as East Coast Road. Moving further eastwards, the road continues as Upper East Coast Road (Chinese: 东海岸路上段) before making a turn northwards to continue as Bedok Road.^[1]

East Coast Road

东海岸路 (Chinese), Jalan Pantai Timur (Malay)
Type	Major Road
Length	2.8 km (1.7 mi)
From	Mountbatten Road
To	Upper East Coast Road

East Coast Road was first mentioned in the Jackson Plan, published in 1882 where Stamford Raffles recommended for designated roads on both ends of the island as West Coast Road and East Coast Road, making East Coast Road one of the first delineated roads of Singapore. It was not until 1902 where East Coast Road was actually constructed as a laterite road connecting Katong and Bedok. Prior to the construction of the road, the only way to access Geylang and Joo Chiat was to go through Geylang Road and Tanjong Katong Road.^[2] In 1906, works to extend the road to Tanjong Katong Road began, which introduced new modes of transport such as mosquito buses, motor trolleys, and trams into the then rural area. This transformed business and life in the area. When East Coast Road was near the sea, it was popular with the rich who built seaside bungalows near the road.^{[citation needed]}

East Coast Road's name was derived from its proximity to the coast.

The following is a list of landmarks that are/were in East Coast Road:

• I12 Katong: a shopping mall
• Tay Buan Guan Supermarket: one of Singapore's first supermarkets
• Roxy Cinema: a popular cinema during the 1930's. It was replaced by Roxy Square, a shopping centre.

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