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Southern to middle part of Jurong Lake, Singapore Northern to middle part of Jurong Lake, Singapore View from Jurong Lake Gardens Chinese Garden Station. Jurong Lake District (JLD) is a district in Singapore, planned as part of Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)’s decentralisation efforts to bring more quality jobs, amenities, and recreational options closer to homes.
The new Jurong Lake District will offer a potential development area of 360 hectares, roughly the size of Marina Bay. The Urban Redevelopment Authority said that some 750,000m 2 of land will be set aside at Jurong Gateway, expected to attract billions of dollars in development, for offices, hotels, food and beverage and entertainment uses.
Jurong (/ dʒ uː r ɒ ŋ /) is a major geographical region located at the south-westernmost point of the West Region of Singapore.Although mostly vaguely defined, the region's extent roughly covers the planning areas of Jurong East, Jurong West, Boon Lay, and Pioneer, along with Jurong Island in the Western Islands cluster and the southernmost portions of the Western Water Catchment.
Jurong Lake District station was first announced on 20 September 2022 by Transport Minister S Iswaran. The station will be constructed as part of Phase 2 of the Cross Island line (CRL), a 15-kilometre (9.3 mi) segment spanning six stations from Turf City station to this station. [4] [5] The station is expected to be completed in 2032. [6]
A white paper released in 1996 showed a light rail line connecting to the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) from Boon Lay station on the East–West Line (EWL). [5] An LRT line for the Jurong area was first announced in November 1998 as part of feasibility studies by the Land Transport Authority (LTA), [6] though communications minister Mah Bow Tan said the sustainability of such a ...
The 'Jurong Lake District Project' was unveiled in 2008 and set to be completed in 2040 as part of the plan by Urban Redevelopment Authority to provide more job and recreational options in the heartlands. There will be about 200,000 jobs created and 20,000 homes built in the 360-hectare Jurong Lake District.
Expected to open in 2032, the 15-kilometre (9.3 mi) segment spans six stations from Turf City station to Jurong Lake District station. [34] [35] Construction of these stations is expected to start in 2023. [34]
Subsequently, Jurong East Regional Centre (West Region, Singapore), also known as the Jurong Lake District, was being developed next in 2008, [6] with renewed plans unveiled in 2023. [7] Woodlands Regional Centre ( North Region, Singapore ) was mooted in 2014.