Yishun Interchange in for redevelopment
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On Ch 8 1830 news trailer
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got prove? lyk news website?
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Medical cluster among proposals to transform Yishun estate
SINGAPORE: Yishun estate is set for a major makeover, with proposals to turn its town centre into the hub of the north over the next few years.
Land has been set aside in Yishun for medical specialty centres or a university.
Yishun residents are also among the first to pilot HDB's new upgrading schemes that are aimed at middle-aged estates which are over 20 years old.
Tampines is another area that is designated for these schemes.
The pilot – called the Home Improvement Programme (HIP) and Neighbourhood Renewal Programme (NRP) – will allow homeowners to choose from a menu of optional improvements that cater to their needs.
Seventy three percent of some 47,000 households in Yishun are currently eligible for HIP, which covers only improvements within the flats.
New toilets and door grilles are among the choices offered to homeowners.
An estimated 300,000 flats across the island, built in or before 1986, come under the HIP programme.
Residents could also decide on common facilities such as barbeque pits and street soccer courts under the NRP.
Around 200,000 flats in Singapore, built in or before 1989, are eligible for the scheme.
In Yishun, some 46 percent of households are eligible for NRP.
Three-quarters of the total number of households in the area have to give the go-ahead before HIP or NRP will be carried out.
HDB said upgrading would be rolled out in Yishun over a 20-year period.
One of the residents said: "My unit is getting very old already, so this programme comes at the right time."
"While the cost may be alright for some, for others I hope the government could subsidise them more on a case-by-case basis," another resident said.
Residents pay between 5 and 12.5 percent of the total bill on home improvements, depending on the size of their flats.
The government pays for the rest and will also foot the bill for new facilities in the neighbourhood.
One of the plans for Yishun is a new shopping complex that will include integrated private apartments.
Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan, who is also the MP for Sembawang GRC, said land that has been set aside could be used for a medical cluster around the new Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, complete with specialty centres and hotels.
He said: "Eventually when the north's population grows, the healthcare needs will certainly expand. The possibility of a cluster is highly feasible. Let's reserve the land to form a land bank, so that when market needs are expressed, we have the land to support it."
Mr Khaw also did not rule out the possibility of using the land for a future university.
- CNA/so
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tampines going to be next
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Heard it is goin to be Air-Con interchange.
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all these so-called redevelopment will only lead to a higher cost of living.
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yea very trueOriginally posted by dragg:all these so-called redevelopment will only lead to a higher cost of living. -
Can decline?Originally posted by selfobliged:tampines going to be next 
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So high that its gonna increase bus fares again as usualOriginally posted by dragg:all these so-called redevelopment will only lead to a higher cost of living. 
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frankly, i dont understand the need for bus interchanges to be air-conditioned.
might as well air-conditioned the whole country. -
Expected la ... Yishun Interchange would be very slippery if there was a heavy downpour, and also, had one of the worst toliets in Singapore before the renovation.
but 20 years ?!?!?!?!, that's hell long! Like only 76% (20 divide by 85 times 100 ) of the people would live to see the development bear fruit? That's stupid la. -
Originally posted by Yaimster:
OBVIOUSLY 20 years is for the full development to take place. In 5 years time, probably there'll be progress already
Expected la ... Yishun Interchange would be very slippery if there was a heavy downpour, and also, had one of the worst toliets in Singapore before the renovation.
but [b]20 years ?!?!?!?!, that's hell long! Like only 76% (20 divide by 85 times 100 ) of the people would live to see the development bear fruit? That's stupid la.[/b] -
maybe they do it phase by phase...one part then another part
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They are going wireless broadband almost everywhere alreadyOriginally posted by dragg:frankly, i dont understand the need for bus interchanges to be air-conditioned.
might as well air-conditioned the whole country. -
erm???Originally posted by service_238:They are going wireless broadband almost everywhere already
there IS already wireless broadband everywhere...
Starhub maxmobile?
m1 wireless broadband? -
yea...know liao...they say will have new shpping mall..hosp...and lib....
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he saying FREE UNLIMITED broadband.Originally posted by XiaoTaro:erm???
there IS already wireless broadband everywhere...
Starhub maxmobile?
m1 wireless broadband?
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How u know he saying FREE UNLIMITED broadband when he didnt specify it?Originally posted by Y_Shun:he saying FREE UNLIMITED broadband.
not these that has a cap and claim itself 'unlimited'.
and, no. Starhub's max mobile is truly unlimited, unlike m1's... [off topic] -
I dont see why Yishun Bus interchange need upgrading leh...
it's decent what... only when it rains you get afew spots of small puddles... although the paint job is kinda ugly
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Neither do i think it needs upgrading, in fact, it is one of the most spacious in Singapore. Perhaps they are thinking of downgrading it in terms of size, and upgrade it with air conditioning? That could be the case as there are still quite a number of unused booths in the interchange.Originally posted by Sagara:I dont see why Yishun Bus interchange need upgrading leh...
it's decent what... only when it rains you get afew spots of small puddles... although the paint job is kinda ugly
Also, any mention of specific blocks or neighbourhood for the upgrading ? -
YIS Int needs to be built to accommodate DD buses, IMO.
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According to their plan and model they have at the exhibition, it is going to be a DD compaitable bus interchange.Originally posted by iveco:YIS Int needs to be built to accommodate DD buses, IMO. -
Bendy > DD anytime for me.
Maybe cuz i prefer TIBS/SMRT to SBS.