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Aug 11, 2009
Lifts on each floor
By Cai Haoxiang
All residents of HDB flats in Bukit Panjang constituency will have lifts that stop on every floor by November. --ST PHOTO: ALBERT SIM
ALL residents of HDB flats in Bukit Panjang constituency will have lifts that stop on every floor by November.
It caps a $100-million effort that has transformed the no-frills new town into a place with a string of amenities over 12 years, said Dr Teo Ho Pin, MP of the single-seat constituency.
He cited a long list that includes markets, places of worship, gardens as well as ramps and railings for the elderly and handicapped to move about freely.
'I'd say the town is almost mature with all the facilities,' he said on Tuesday, ahead of a ministerial visit to the ward on Aug 30 by Transport Minister Raymond Lim, who is also Second Minister for Foreign Affairs.
The one still-to-come significant change that will spur new development is an MRT station, said Dr Teo, noting that the Bukit Panjang station is scheduled to be open in 2015. It will give residents a direct link to the Central Business District.
But lift upgrading tops the ward's infrastructure development list, with more than $80 million going towards such works for 132 HDB blocks.
The Government pays between 75 and 90 per cent of the bill and the remaining 10 to 25 per cent is split between residents and the Holland-Bukit Panjang Town Council.
Besides the changes, Dr Teo also introduced 'green' initiatives to promote a pleasant living environment and save energy costs.
Among them are two community gardens, where residents grow vegetables such as sweet potatoes or chye sim for their own consumption.
In addition, solar energy lighting panels were installed on the top deck of a multi-storey carpark.
Aug 11, 2009
Lifts on each floor
By Cai Haoxiang
All residents of HDB flats in Bukit Panjang constituency will have lifts that stop on every floor by November. --ST PHOTO: ALBERT SIM
ALL residents of HDB flats in Bukit Panjang constituency will have lifts that stop on every floor by November.
It caps a $100-million effort that has transformed the no-frills new town into a place with a string of amenities over 12 years, said Dr Teo Ho Pin, MP of the single-seat constituency.
He cited a long list that includes markets, places of worship, gardens as well as ramps and railings for the elderly and handicapped to move about freely.
'I'd say the town is almost mature with all the facilities,' he said on Tuesday, ahead of a ministerial visit to the ward on Aug 30 by Transport Minister Raymond Lim, who is also Second Minister for Foreign Affairs.
The one still-to-come significant change that will spur new development is an MRT station, said Dr Teo, noting that the Bukit Panjang station is scheduled to be open in 2015. It will give residents a direct link to the Central Business District.
But lift upgrading tops the ward's infrastructure development list, with more than $80 million going towards such works for 132 HDB blocks.
The Government pays between 75 and 90 per cent of the bill and the remaining 10 to 25 per cent is split between residents and the Holland-Bukit Panjang Town Council.
Besides the changes, Dr Teo also introduced 'green' initiatives to promote a pleasant living environment and save energy costs.
Among them are two community gardens, where residents grow vegetables such as sweet potatoes or chye sim for their own consumption.
In addition, solar energy lighting panels were installed on the top deck of a multi-storey carpark.
