SINGAPORE, July 28 -- Planned reclamation works to expand Changi Aviation Park will not cut off access to intertidal areas off Changi Beach Park, authorities have said, following public concern over the project's environmental impact.

In a joint statement, the Housing Board and Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) confirmed that Carparks 6 and 7, commonly used by visitors heading to the shorelines, will remain unaffected by the works, according to a report in The Straits Times.

The clarification came in response to an online petition initiated by nature guide Neo Xiaoyun and environmental storyteller Julian Paul Lee, who called for a scaling down of the project to preserve the area's rich intertidal ecosystem.

At low tide, the site draw...