Residents, properties to be affected by new expressway
By Lynda Hong | Posted: 20 January 2011 2119 hrs
SINGAPORE: The North-South Expressway is good news for motorists but not so for some residents and establishments whose buildings will be affected by the development.
Residents who have been affected by the development said they want more lead time to move out.
The Good Shepherd Convent on Marymount Road which has been around for over 40 years and served thousands is facing an uncertain future.
"What affects us is that there are works here, services here, that we provide, help people - their lives are affected," said Sister Joan Lopez.
"If the owners were informed beforehand, given notice beforehand and discussed with - there was, I think, no discussion - so there could have been an improvement in the way the notice was delivered to us," Sister Delphine Kang added.
Some of the fences, boundary walls and grass verges of Nuovo, one of the affected condominiums along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 leading to Lentor Avenue, have also been gazetted.
Residents of the affected condominiums said they have not been informed of the partial land acquisitions of their homes.
Channel NewsAsia understands that residents will soon receive circulars or letters on which part of their properties will be acquired by 2013.
The expressway, which will incorporate tunnels, will be Singapore's longest road viaduct.
Analysts said the type of expressway built could affect property prices, especially condominiums that have been partially acquired.
"The most disruptive type is actually the viaduct. If there is a viaduct that is constructed right next to the boundary of the existing condominium, basically some of the lower floors from level one to five will be adversely affected from the duct noise and dust and pollution from the viaduct. The one that affects the value and attractiveness least is a tunnel," said Nicholas Mak, executive director, Research & Consultancy, SLP International Property Consultants.
- CNA/fa
- wong chee tat :)
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Jurong Lake area set for major makeover
Jurong Lake area set for major makeover
By Sara Grosse | Posted: 22 January 2011 1746 hrs
SINGAPORE: The Jurong Lake area is set for a major transformation to make it attractive to residents and international visitors.
The plans include waterfront hotels, parks and playgrounds in Lakeside (comprising 220 hectares of land and 70 hectares of water body), making it a world-class leisure destination over the next 10 to 15 years.
These plans were announced on Saturday by Mr Lim Boon Heng, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and MP for Jurong GRC.
He said that by building hotels in the Lakeside area, "we will draw a number of the people who come for their work to stay in the hotels here rather in the hotels downtown because of the beautiful scenery that they will get around the Jurong Lake. I think this will be a very good alternative and I'm sure the hotels here would give the hotels in town a run for their money."
At the same time, Mr Lim hopes that the new developments "will not create a rush" by people and push up property prices unnecessarily.
The Jurong Lake area transformation is part of the HDB's S$1b Remaking Our Heartland (ROH) project announced earlier this month that also includes Hougang and East Coast.
The upgrade of the Jurong Lake area will focus on new homes, rejuvenating its town centre, improving connectivity and providing more choices for outdoor recreation.
Residents can look forward to a new mall in 2012 to be called JCube.
With about 26,000 square metres of commercial space, the new mall will have five levels of retail space and an Olympic-size ice-skating rink.
The Jurong Lake area will also have an integrated healthcare hub comprising the 700-bed Jurong General Hospital and the 286-bed Jurong Community Hospital.
These are slated for completion in 2014 and 2015 respectively.
To improve connectivity, pedestrians and cyclists can look forward to a network of park connectors to be developed over the next five years from Bukit Batok to Jurong East MRT station.
The network will be at least 24 kilometres in length and link residents to the MRT stations and key town centres as well as nature reserves.
Two new parks will be created in the vacant space near the Jurong East MRT station and Toh Guan.
The Jurong Lake area will also see two new public housing sites, where about 1,200 new flats will be rolled out over the next five years.
Residents' homes will be given a facelift through upgrading programmes. These are Home Improvement Programme (HIP), Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP) and Neighbourhood Renewal Programme (NRP).
Those who need more information or who want to give feedback can visit an exhibition next to Jurong East MRT station on 22 January, 5pm- 9pm, 23-26 January, 10am-9pm.
- CNA/ir
- wong chee tat :)
By Sara Grosse | Posted: 22 January 2011 1746 hrs
SINGAPORE: The Jurong Lake area is set for a major transformation to make it attractive to residents and international visitors.
The plans include waterfront hotels, parks and playgrounds in Lakeside (comprising 220 hectares of land and 70 hectares of water body), making it a world-class leisure destination over the next 10 to 15 years.
These plans were announced on Saturday by Mr Lim Boon Heng, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and MP for Jurong GRC.
He said that by building hotels in the Lakeside area, "we will draw a number of the people who come for their work to stay in the hotels here rather in the hotels downtown because of the beautiful scenery that they will get around the Jurong Lake. I think this will be a very good alternative and I'm sure the hotels here would give the hotels in town a run for their money."
At the same time, Mr Lim hopes that the new developments "will not create a rush" by people and push up property prices unnecessarily.
The Jurong Lake area transformation is part of the HDB's S$1b Remaking Our Heartland (ROH) project announced earlier this month that also includes Hougang and East Coast.
The upgrade of the Jurong Lake area will focus on new homes, rejuvenating its town centre, improving connectivity and providing more choices for outdoor recreation.
Residents can look forward to a new mall in 2012 to be called JCube.
With about 26,000 square metres of commercial space, the new mall will have five levels of retail space and an Olympic-size ice-skating rink.
The Jurong Lake area will also have an integrated healthcare hub comprising the 700-bed Jurong General Hospital and the 286-bed Jurong Community Hospital.
These are slated for completion in 2014 and 2015 respectively.
To improve connectivity, pedestrians and cyclists can look forward to a network of park connectors to be developed over the next five years from Bukit Batok to Jurong East MRT station.
The network will be at least 24 kilometres in length and link residents to the MRT stations and key town centres as well as nature reserves.
Two new parks will be created in the vacant space near the Jurong East MRT station and Toh Guan.
The Jurong Lake area will also see two new public housing sites, where about 1,200 new flats will be rolled out over the next five years.
Residents' homes will be given a facelift through upgrading programmes. These are Home Improvement Programme (HIP), Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP) and Neighbourhood Renewal Programme (NRP).
Those who need more information or who want to give feedback can visit an exhibition next to Jurong East MRT station on 22 January, 5pm- 9pm, 23-26 January, 10am-9pm.
- CNA/ir
- wong chee tat :)
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