Private Owners decided to fence off poor Hardlanders from their land, Kym?

[k1976]

Residents in Kovan estate upset after private owner seals off back-lane shortcut​

Joyce Lim
Updated Fri, 21 November 2025 at 6:37 PM SGT
6 min read

A gate has been installed to seal off a back-lane path between Robey Crescent and Jalan Arif that residents use to get to Hougang Avenue 2.
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SINGAPORE - A back-lane shortcut in Robey Crescent has been sealed off with a metal gate, forcing residents who have used it for more than a decade to use a longer route along a canal to reach the main road.

The narrow concrete strip measuring about 25m long runs behind a row of terraced houses between Robey Crescent and Jalan Arif, linking the private estate in Kovan to a bus stop in Hougang Avenue 2 and amenities located at the HDB blocks opposite.

The path is a popular route used by grandparents walking their grandchildren to school, residents heading to work and domestic helpers going to the nearby supermarket.

 

[k1976]

Hougang de woh?
Why so divided hah?

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Landowner wants to collect road toll?
How can such thing happen in sg?

 

[A Singaporean]

I absolutely support. Why must they have anything to do with low ses coolie gene Sinkies from hdb.