The Ministry of National Development (MND) will spend about S$29 million over the next two years to upgrade and develop the infrastructure in private estates. Eight private estates have been selected - Goldhill, Mayflower Gardens and Yio Chu Kang Gardens, Cashew and Hazel Park Terrace, Greenleaf, Bartley Neighbourhood, Carmichael, Haig Road, and Limau. The Ministry said these are the older private...
Estate Upgrading Programme
THE last time the estate he lived in was upgraded, Mr Winston Lim’s street just missed the cut-off boundary for inclusion in the works. In the ten years since, there have not been enough funds for the public areas of Hwan Gardens in Serangoon to be given a facelift. “Our drains are not covered; there is always the threat of mosquito breeding,” said Mr Lim, 45, who works in sales. But with a...
Private housing estates can now improve their physical environment under a new Interim Estate Upgrading Programme. The S$25 million scheme allows for small scale improvements such as construction of footpaths, ramps and rain shelters. It will complement the existing Estate Upgrading Programme (EUP), meant for upgrading older estates that are at least 30 years old. Private estates like Tai Hwan Terrace...
To cope with an ageing population, Singapore is looking into make it easier for the elderly to move around. And come 2010, barrier-free features will become a reality at the MacPherson Gardens Estate under the estate upgrading programme. Some of these features include brightly-coloured markings on the floor to highlight changes in levels and direction of roads, gentle slopes and ramps, as well as...