Punggol Waterway

Clementi Town Centre, Punggol Waterway bag top HDB honours

The mixed development at Clementi Town Centre and Punggol Waterway have bagged top honours in this year's Housing and Development Board (HDB) awards, with their strong distinctive identity and character. They won the Design Awards, along with the upcoming Build-to-Order (BTO) project at Bukit Batok, Skyline I & II, a residential development which promises to be a landmark in the Jurong Lake area when...

S’pore is first Asian country to win International Water Association top award

The Housing and Development Board (HDB) on Wednesday won the Global Superior Achievement Award for the Punggol Waterway project. The waterway was lauded for its innovation, green practices and novel technologies. The award is the highest honour conferred by the International Water Association for the most outstanding project in all categories. It is also the first time an Asian country has clinched the...

Punggol Waterway: ‘Venice of Punggol’ opens

It has been four years since Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong sketched out his vision for Punggol, a sleepy suburb located in the northeastern part of Singapore. It was an ambitious project to transform what some residents have described as a backwater town into a "Waterfront Town of the 21st Century". An earlier plan to remake Punggol had hit a bump, when the Asian Financial Crisis struck. Built at a...

Remaking of Punggol estate on track

Plans for remaking Punggol are on track. Senior Minister of State for National Development, Grace Fu, said as of June 1, HDB has completed almost 18,000 residential units in Punggol. Another 9,400 are under construction. Subject to demand, HDB is on track to complete 35,000 flats by the end of 2015. This will make Punggol similar in size to Toa Payoh. Ms Fu was speaking at the Punggol, Remaking our...

Groundbreaking ceremony for 4.2km Punggol waterway

The first section of the Punggol waterway is set for completion by 2010, bringing waterfront living closer to residents' doorsteps. Construction of the 4.2-kilometre channel started on Saturday, with a groundbreaking ceremony. Over the next few years, the area – known as Punggol 21+ – will see more leisure and recreational facilities. About 21,000 new public and private residences will also be built...

Koh Brothers awarded contract to build part of Punggol Waterway

Construction firm Koh Brothers has won a contract to build the first part of the Punggol Waterway in Punggol Town. The contract, which is awarded by the Housing and Development Board (HDB), is worth S$144.6 million. Under the deal, Koh Brothers will build a 2.4-kilometre waterway and its related engineering works in Punggol Town. The waterway, which will have a promenade on both banks, will be connected...

Government to spend S$30m on Punggol Waterfront Town

The government will spend about S$30 million to develop key features of the new Punggol Waterfront Town. Most of that amount - S$25 million - will go towards the man-made Punggol Waterway, which will be constructed next year. The waterway will be the focal point of activities, according to plans by the Housing and Development Board (HDB). Professional planners have been invited to submit designs and...

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