Developmental Plans For Jurong Lake

JURONG LAKE

A Lakeside Destination For Business and Leisure

In 2008, the Urban Redevelopment Authority(URA) revealed plans to further decentralize commercial activities from the Core region as part of the strategy of the Masterplan 2008. This involves the development of more commercial hubs such as Jurong Lake District, Paya Lebar Central and Kallang Riverside. The Jurong Lake District in particular, was envisioned to become the biggest commercial hub outside the Central region, combining both business and leisure elements within its two precincts-Jurong Gateway and Lakeside.

 

Aside from developing the district into an attractive commercial hub, other key strategies are to create leisure attractions within a well integrated scenic environment. These initiatives were planned to be fully developed within 10 to 15 years.

 

Jurong East, together with Jurong Lake, offers an exciting opportunity to be developed into the biggest lakeside destination for business and leisure in the West Region. The two areas will be known as the new Jurong Lake District. Centrally located in the West Region, which houses a quarter of Singapore’s population of 4.2 million, the 360 ha Jurong Lake District is well connected to the CBD (about 20 minutes), Tuas Second Link and rest of the island. It also has ready access to a large talent and labour pool. The nearby Jurong and Tuas Industrial Estates support global businesses ranging from biotechnology to pharmaceutical and chemical industries. There are more than 3,000 MNCs and SMEs operating in these areas.

 

Jurong Lake District Will Be Developed Through

Four Key Strategies

• Develop Jurong East into a major commercial hub
• Lakeside – Create unique new leisure destinations
• Enhance connectivity between Jurong Gateway and Lakeside and bring the lake closer to the centre
• Retain and introduce more greenery to enhance green experience