Reclaimed ‘Long Island’ off East Coast could be about twice the size of Marina Bay: Desmond Lee
Lee Sze Teck, top supervisor of information analytics at Huttons Asia, determines that at 800ha, Long Island would be comparable in dimension to the Kallang-Whampoa estate and might possibly house between 30,000 and 60,000 new homes with a great mix of commercial, leisure and green aspects.
The principle of Long Island would certainly “project coastal projection seawards”, allowing the existing East Coast Park to be kept mostly in its present state, Minister Lee states. It is going to likewise develop an enclosed waterbody, which will become a freshwater basin in time, contributing to Singapore’s water supply while even being an area the general public can use for water activities.
Regardless, the future developments on Long Island will likely work for present private developments along the East Coast, the majority of which are freehold, Huttons’ Lee completes. “It may perhaps even raise the potential for en-bloc down the road.”
He proceeds: “The opportunities of creating a 2nd Sentosa are low as the state wants to produce a comprehensive community allowing everyone access to great homes and not just for the rich.” He additionally checks out that the program will certainly trigger further investment right into transport connection, with the possibility for an MRT or LRT extension to branch off from the Thomson-East Coast Line to Long Island.
Speaking at a housing enhancement event at East Coast Park held on Nov 28, Minister Lee notes that the project would certainly produce opportunities for years to come generations of Singapore. “They can develop homes, generate work, develop support services and amenities that they require, and include around 20 kilometres of new coastal and reservoir parks, stretching from the existing East Coast Park,” he adds in.
” It is very likely that the allocation for common housing will certainly be greater than private housing on Long Island,” Huttons’ Lee states, adding that the HDB apartments will very likely be released either under the Prime or Plus model.
Technical research studies will be performed to assess the usefulness of the assignment, with the studies anticipated to take approximately five years. Simultaneously, residents and stakeholders will most likely be engaged to supply comments and concepts on the plan. Given the scale of the development, complete planning and utilization of Long Island “is going to take decades”, Minister Lee states.
The proposed Long Island will certainly integrate coastal security procedures with future reclamation programs for the location, in view of the continued impact of climate difference which includes increasing water level. “Mean sea levels across Singapore are predicted to climb by up to 1m by the end of this century. When full tides coincide with thunderstorm rises, water level could increase by as much as 4 to 5m over mean sea level. This is an extremely serious problem, because around one-third of our island is beneath 5m over mean sea level, and in danger of being inundated by the sea,” Minister Lee describes.
Close to 800ha throughout 3 regions of land might potentially be reclaimed off East Coast Park in future decades, presenting location for new homes and services. Called “Long Island”, the land would certainly be around twice the measurements of Marina Bay, says Desmond Lee, Minister for National Development and Minister-in-charge of Social Services Integration.
