BUKIT MERAH Our Towns Are Planned with a Comprehensive Range of Facilities to Meet the Needs of Current and Future Residents
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How towns are planned BUKIT MERAH Our towns are planned with a comprehensive range of facilities to meet the needs of current and future residents. Located at the fringe of the city These include housing, shops, schools, libraries, sports facilities, community clubs and parks – all important in centre, Bukit Merah is a mature ensuring a liveable, self-sufficient town. The facilities are carefully distributed across each town to ensure good residential town with generous accessibility, supported by an efficient transport network. green spaces, historic precincts Most towns also have commercial nodes and other employment centres such as industrial estates and business and heritage buildings. New parks within the town or nearby, to provide job opportunities close to homes. These facilities and employment centres will residential developments will be be developed according to demand. injected to cater to new families The detailed planning and implementation of plans for each who want to enjoy the comforts of town is a joint effort of many government agencies. a mature estate. Disclaimer: This brochure aims to give a broad idea of future developments in the next five years and does not form part of the Draft Master Plan 2013. All information provided is updated as at October 2013 but may be subject to change depending on developmental needs. While reasonable endeavours have been made to ensure the accuracy of the information provided, locations shown in the maps as well as illustrations are indicative only, and the Urban Redevelopment Authority disclaims all liability for any injury, loss or damage whatsoever that may arise as a result of any inaccuracy, error or omission in the information. Copyright © 2013. All rights reserved. Vivo City & Sentosa Boardwalk Race along the Rail Corridor Kim Tian Green Former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station Labrador Nature & Coastal Walk Artist’s Impression of Echelon For more information and photo credits, visit the Draft Master Plan 2013 exhibition website at www.ura.gov.sg/MS/DMP2013. BUKIT MERAH Housing: Better living environment Transport: Smoother, NEW PARK ALEXANDRA RD @GANGES D for Singaporeans R GANGES RD shorter journeys A R D N A X E REDHILL With new developments on the horizon, Bukit Merah L TIONG BAHRU A PARK There are currently six MRT stations and various bus D is set for a fresh breath of life. A number of infill R HAVELOCK services serving the Bukit Merah area. There will be ALEXANDRA D Z A CENTRAL I R T O housing developments in the area including at L N N public transit enhancements and improvements to the O E S D R R E D Spottiswoode, Redhill and Kim Tian will provide R TIONG JLN B D road system in the area, such as: U E KIT M N BAHRU ER E AH W H residents with new housing choices in their O L familiar neighbourhood. Highlights of new AY • The new MRT station at Havelock will provide E NEW PARK amenities in the area include: @KIM TIAN O residents with an additional connection to the UT RA M JL RD Thomson Line. Outram Park MRT station will N B E UK T • A new retail mall and hotel at Alexandra IT C ME OUTRAM also serve as an interchange connecting the RA H COLLEGE OF MEDICAL Central, which will add to established hubs D MEDICINE Thomson Line to the East-West and North- R CAMPUS BUILDING A BOWYER at Alexandra, Harbourfront, Tiong Bahru and R TELOK BLANGAH BLOCK East lines. D HILL PARK N A OUTRAM the Arts Cluster at Gillman Barracks C • The upcoming Sentosa Gateway Tunnel X A E D PARK R N L A GILLMAN T N O that will improve motorists’ journeys out O BARRACKS N S R M • An extended tertiary healthcare facility at the E A E from Sentosa D N N Y BUKIT T E L E H PURMEI R Outram Medical Campus. New facilities at the O FORMER TANJONG PAGAR • The widening of the Keppel Viaduct D W HILLOCK RAILWAY STATION E PARK medical campus include The Academia, a R along Keppel Road D E L CHURCH OF cutting-edge research and diagnostics facility T A ST TERESA R D RD launched in July 2013, as well as the new MT FABER L LABRADOR NURSING E PARK P P PARK HOME E National Heart Centre, to be completed K T by end of 2013. A future nursing home EL TELOK OK BL BLANGAH AN at Henderson Road will also be built in GA LABRADOR NATURE RESERVE/ H R the coming years LABRADOR PARK D • A new school, Alexandra Primary HARBOURFRONT School at Prince Charles NEW PARK VIVOCITY Crescent that will open in @KEPPEL FORMER ST JAMES January 2014 POWER STATION LEGEND Leisure: New reasons Existing Developments New Developments Healthcare to be outdoors Park Residential Facility Waterbody Commercial Conservation Within easy reach of residential areas in Bukit Merah are Identity: The enduring charm parks and nature areas such as Mount Faber Park, Telok MRT School MRT of Bukit Merah Blangah Hill Park, Tiong Bahru Park and the Labrador Park Nature Reserve. These green spaces offer respite from Bukit Merah is blessed with a number of distinctive urban living, and provide opportunities for recreation, social Park Connectors Park Connectors Road residential areas rich in heritage. The pre-war flats of Tiong / Cycling Routes / Cycling Routes Improvement interaction and family activities.Other outdoor areas include: / Boardwalk Bahru feature graceful Art Deco designs and are the best examples of early public housing in Singapore, while Blair • The Labrador Nature and Coastal Walk To bring more homes closer to parks, new parks are also Plain includes conserved shophouses featuring an eclectic • The waterfront promenades at Keppel Bay planned at the following locations: mix of architectural influences. • The Sentosa Boardwalk • Ganges Avenue, which will complement the park • The Alexandra Canal park connector, which links Bukit connector along Alexandra Canal Bukit Merah is also the proud home of several National Merah with the Singapore River, providing an easy route • Kim Tian Road, which will provide recreational spaces Monuments, including: to the city for residents at Tiong Bahru • Former St James Power Station, Tanjong Pagar Railway • The Rail Corridor that winds through the area, offering a • Keppel Island, a waterfront park that will be an Station, Bowyer Block and College of Medicine Building at green route for cycling and jogging extension of the Labrador Nature and Coastal Walk the Outram Medical Campus and Church of St Teresa.