URA Master Plan 2008 for Jurong Lake District

Source: URA's Master Plan 2008 for Jurong - http://www.ura.gov.sg/MP2008/Jurong

Get ready for transformation

Jurong East, together with Jurong Lake, offers an exciting opportunity to be developed into the biggest lakeside destination for business and leisure in the West Region. The two areas will be known as the new Jurong Lake District.

Centrally located in the West Region, which houses a quarter of Singapore's population of 4.2 million, the 360 ha Jurong Lake District is well connected to the CBD (about 20 minutes), Tuas Second Link and rest of the island.

It also has ready access to a large talent and labour pool. The nearby Jurong and Tuas Industrial Estates support global businesses ranging from biotechnology to pharmaceutical and chemical industries. There are more than 3,000 MNCs and SMEs operating in these areas.

Jurong Lake District will be developed through four key strategies:

• Develop Jurong East into a major commercial hub

• Lakeside - Create unique new leisure destinations

• Enhance connectivity between Jurong Gateway and Lakeside and bring the lake closer to the centre

• Retain and introduce more greenery to enhance green experience

Spread over 290 ha, residents and visitors can look forward to new parks, improved promenades, more water activities and numerous attractions blended in with the scenic lakeside setting:

Lakeside - New waterfront playground with more green and thrills by the lake

• Enjoy more of the beautiful lake with a new park at the western edge of Jurong Lake, near Lakeside MRT station, and an enhanced waterfront promenade

• Treat yourself to fun water activities like kayaking and dragon boating in the lake

• Chill out by the lake - shop, wine and dine in a new charming lakeside village where Lakeside and Jurong Gateway precincts meet

• Get set for new attractions and fun around the lake - for example, explore the new world class Science Centre to be located next to Chinese Garden MRT Station

Jurong Gateway - New business location by the lake

Jurong Gateway will become a key commercial hub in the West Region. Identified as one of three regional centres under the Concept Plan, it is part of URA's decentralisation strategy to provide jobs closer to homes, and business hubs outside the city centre.

Centred around Jurong East MRT station, and right next to the established International Business Park, it offers an attractive business location for company headquarters, business services and science and technology sectors. Here, you will find an excellent mix of office, retail, residential, hotel, entertainment and F&B uses.

When developed in 10 to 15 years, the Jurong Gateway will provide at least:

- 500,000 sqm of office space

- 250,000 sqm of retail and entertainment space

- 2,800 hotel rooms

- 1,000 new homes