At the National Day Rally on 17 August, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he has been talking to Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak about siting the terminus for the High Speed Rail (HSR) in Singapore in the Jurong Lake District.
“So we are discussing with the Malaysians, we have not settled this yet but if we get a High Speed Rail terminus in the Jurong Lake District than that will make Jurong truly an exciting gateway to Singapore.”
The Singapore-Kuala Lumpur HSR link was announced in February 2013 and it aims to reduce travel time between the two cities to 90 minutes. In April, LTA called for a feasibility study on HSR.
PM Lee also spoke about the possibility of moving the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) down south, as it is currently too close to the upcoming Jurong Lake Gardens.
“It constricts the gardens. If we can move the AYE down south, then you free up space next to the lake, you can build more lakeside housing,” he said, likening it to living in Bishan or Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1, or residing in Punggol along the waterway.
The proposed Jurong Lake Gardens will integrate Jurong Lake Park, the Chinese Garden and the Japanese Garden.
Other plans for the area include building housing near Pandan Reservoir and integrating them into the Jurong Lake District as the leases on the industrial plots run out over the next 20 to 30 years.
From the map presented at the Rally, the industrial areas (indicated in purple below) mentioned are likely to be around International Road, Jalan Papan, and Pandan Loop.
Muneerah Bee, Senior Journalist at PropertyGuru, wrote this story. To contact her about this or other stories email muneerah@propertyguru.com.sg
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