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MacRitchie makeover done
Phase 1 ready with two-storey carpark; amenities centre and food kiosk yet to open
By Jamie Ee Wen Wei
The long wait is over for nature lovers and fitness buffs who need their 'fix' at MacRitchie Reservoir Park.
Phase One of a $5 million spruce-up is ready, complete with a new two-storey carpark with 300 parking spaces.
The makeover began in early 2007 but work at the 12ha park came to a halt in January last year when the contractor, Wacon Construction & Trading, went bust.
A new tender was called and Swee Builders took over the project in May last year.
The new carpark has 110 more parking spaces than what were available in three open-air carparks previously.
Businessman Eric Tay, 56, who jogs at the park thrice a week, said: 'I have been looking forward to the new facilities. It is much easier to find a parking space now.'
Other new features include an amenities centre with toilet and shower facilities, as well as a food kiosk. The centre is not open yet.
A spokesman for PUB, the national water agency, said Phase Two will begin in July and is expected to be completed at the end of next year.
New features to be added to the park in this phase will be announced in late July during an event to celebrate the completion of Phase One.
The National Parks Board and the PUB are behind the extensive upgrading of the 42-year-old park.
Read the full story in The Sunday Times today.
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MacRitchie makeover done
Phase 1 ready with two-storey carpark; amenities centre and food kiosk yet to open
By Jamie Ee Wen Wei
The long wait is over for nature lovers and fitness buffs who need their 'fix' at MacRitchie Reservoir Park.
Phase One of a $5 million spruce-up is ready, complete with a new two-storey carpark with 300 parking spaces.
The makeover began in early 2007 but work at the 12ha park came to a halt in January last year when the contractor, Wacon Construction & Trading, went bust.
A new tender was called and Swee Builders took over the project in May last year.
The new carpark has 110 more parking spaces than what were available in three open-air carparks previously.
Businessman Eric Tay, 56, who jogs at the park thrice a week, said: 'I have been looking forward to the new facilities. It is much easier to find a parking space now.'
Other new features include an amenities centre with toilet and shower facilities, as well as a food kiosk. The centre is not open yet.
A spokesman for PUB, the national water agency, said Phase Two will begin in July and is expected to be completed at the end of next year.
New features to be added to the park in this phase will be announced in late July during an event to celebrate the completion of Phase One.
The National Parks Board and the PUB are behind the extensive upgrading of the 42-year-old park.
Read the full story in The Sunday Times today.
[email protected]
