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Work has already begun to develop relatively sleepy Jurong East town centre into a small city. See the webpage by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). Even as more and more information technology centres pack into the International Business Park, the following projects are in progress:
•Jem, a huge shopping centre
•Westgate — seven levels of shopping and 20 floors of office space
•Ng Teng Fong General Hospital
•Big Box — eight floors of warehouse/retail space
Plus condominiums, hotels and other office projects.
Any sign of additional transport networks into the area? None. Is there no coordination between the URA and the Land Transport Authority (LTA)?
It was only two years ago that Jurong East metro station earned the distinction of being the most congested station in the whole of Singapore. During peak hours, escalators had to be stopped so people wouldn’t crowd onto the platforms. Has anyone even thought about what might happen when all these projects are completed? Where’s the forward planning?
- http://yawningbread.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/middling-going-on-to-transport-hell/
•Jem, a huge shopping centre
•Westgate — seven levels of shopping and 20 floors of office space
•Ng Teng Fong General Hospital
•Big Box — eight floors of warehouse/retail space
Plus condominiums, hotels and other office projects.
Any sign of additional transport networks into the area? None. Is there no coordination between the URA and the Land Transport Authority (LTA)?
It was only two years ago that Jurong East metro station earned the distinction of being the most congested station in the whole of Singapore. During peak hours, escalators had to be stopped so people wouldn’t crowd onto the platforms. Has anyone even thought about what might happen when all these projects are completed? Where’s the forward planning?
- http://yawningbread.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/middling-going-on-to-transport-hell/
