Reclaimed ‘Long Island’ off East Coast could be about twice the size of Marina Bay: Desmond Lee
Around 800ha throughout 3 tracts of land might possibly be recovered off East Coast Park in near future decades, providing location for brand-new homes and services. Referred To As “Long Island”, the land would be approximately two times the measurements of Marina Bay, states Desmond Lee, Minister for National Development and Minister-in-charge of Social Services Integration.
The principle of Long Island would certainly “plan coastal projection seawards”, permitting the existing East Coast Park to be kept mainly in its existing state, Minister Lee claims. It will in addition develop a covered waterbody, which will emerge as a freshwater basin over time, contributing to Singapore’s water supply while furthermore being a place the public can make use of for water functions.
Technical researches will definitely be performed to analyze the workability of the program, with the studies anticipated to take approximately 5 years. Simultaneously, residents and stakeholders are going to be involved to give responses and ideas on the plan. Given the range of the development, full preparation and execution of Long Island “will take decades”, Minister Lee claims.
The suggested Long Island will certainly integrate coastal protection steps with future reclamation arrangements for the location, in view of the long-term impact of environmental difference that includes rising sea levels. “Mean sea levels around Singapore are forecasted to increase by as much as 1m by the end of this century. When full tides coincide with hurricane rises, water level could increase by as much as 4 to 5m above mean sea level. This is a really considerable concern, since about one-third of our island is below 5m above mean sea level, and in danger of being inundated by the sea,” Minister Lee discusses.
Speaking at a habitat improvement event at East Coast Park hung on Nov 28, Minister Lee notes that the property would certainly produce prospects for future generations of Singapore. “They could construct homes, create jobs, establish support services and amenities that they require, and add around 20 km of brand new coastal and reservoir parks, stretching from the existing East Coast Park,” he adds in.
Lee Sze Teck, senior supervisor of data analytics at Huttons Asia, assesses that at 800ha, Long Island would certainly be similar in dimension to the Kallang-Whampoa estate and might possibly place between 30,000 and 60,000 new homes with a good mix of commercial, recreation and green components.
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” It is very likely that the allotment for public housing will be more than private real estate on Long Island,” Huttons’ Lee says, adding that the HDB apartments will likely be introduced either under the Prime or Plus model.
Regardless, the future developments on Long Island will likely help present exclusive properties along the East Coast, most of which are freehold, Huttons’ Lee concludes. “It may even enhance the possibility for en-bloc down the road.”
He continues: “The chances of producing a second Sentosa are poor as the government wants to create a comprehensive society permitting every person access to good residences and not just for the rich.” He even watches that the project will certainly prompt further investment into transport connectivity, with the potential for an MRT or LRT extension to expand from the Thomson-East Coast Line to Long Island.
