The Housing and Development Board (HDB) said on Tuesday that another 399 units in Eunos Industrial Estate will have to move out to facilitate the future redevelopment of the area.
The affected units are located in 26 blocks at Eunos Road and Eunos Avenue 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6, 7 and 8.
They are the fourth batch of units in Eunos Industrial Estate to be affected by HDB’s Industrial Redevelopment Programme (IRP).
Under the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s (URA) Master Plan 2008, the Eunos Industrial Estate is mainly zoned for non-industrial uses.
Part of the vacated land has since been redeveloped for public housing.
HDB said affected tenants will be offered replacement units in a new high-rise Industrial Complex in Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 3.
In addition to the replacement units, eligible tenants will also receive ex-gratia payment and other relocation benefits.
Since 1999, three batches of IRP have been announced for the estate.
The remaining units will be relocated under subsequent IRPs.
HDB said the IRP was launched in February 1997 to recycle, redevelop and intensify existing HDB-managed industrial land, and to relocate pollutive trades.
It said to date, it has relocated some 3,000 industrial units island-wide to new high-rise industrial complexes with better facilities.
Eunos Industrial Estate housed 1,089 units when it was completed in 1981.
Under the URA Master Plan 2008, Eunos Industrial Estate is mainly zoned for non-industrial uses.
Part of the vacated land has since been redeveloped for public housing.
Source : Channel NewsAsia – 25 Mar 2014