Part of Punggol Road to become heritage trail - The Straits Times

A section of the iconic Punggol Road will be permanently closed to traffic, in a move to spruce up the area as the Punggol Digital District plan takes shape.

"Old Punggol Road will be transformed into a pedestrian walkway and a heritage trail," Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said yesterday as he launched the masterplan for the area.

The 1.3km heritage trail will link Punggol Waterway Park to the Punggol Point waterfront. The trees along the leafy Punggol Road will be preserved. The changes will allow people to rediscover Punggol on foot, said DPM Teo.

Besides more pedestrian paths, the roads and public transport network will also be improved.

The North East Line will be extended from Punggol MRT station. When ready by 2023, the new Punggol Coast MRT station will cut travel time to Punggol MRT station by 10 to 15 minutes.

A new road interchange linking Punggol and Pasir Ris will be ready by next year. By 2021, there will also be a new road interchange at Tampines Expressway and Seletar Link.

These improvements will ease the traffic situation and provide more public transport options for residents and workers, said DPM Teo, who is also the anchor minister for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC.

Residents welcomed not just the road infrastructure improvements but also the area's transformation.

Ms Lam Lee Choo, who has been living in Punggol for 11 years, said that the area's transformation will appeal to residents.

"Punggol residents are generally young. They will welcome the use of technology that improves their lives," said the 52-year-old housewife, who is a grassroots leader.

"An area they will look forward to is the use of technology to deliver government services, so they don't have to visit government offices."

PUBLISHED

JAN 22, 2018, 5:00 AM SGT

Toh Yong Chuan

Senior Correspondent

Source: The Straits Times

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NEW PUNGGOL COAST STATION ON THE NORTH EAST LINE BY 2023 - LTA

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7 Jun 2017

Completion Ahead of Earlier 2030 Timeline to Support Developments in Punggol North
 

    The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is pleased to announce the alignment and station location for the 1.6km long North East Line Extension (NELe), which is expected to open by 2023.

2.  Originally planned for 2030, LTA has brought forward the completion date of NELe to support developments in Punggol North. This includes new residential estates at Northshore District and Punggol Point District, as well as the Punggol Digital District[1], Singapore’s pilot Enterprise District comprising JTC Corporation’s (JTC) mixed-use developments, and the Singapore Institute of Technology’s (SIT) new campus.

Better Connectivity for Commuters who Live, Work, Learn and Play in Punggol

3.  The opening of NELe in tandem with the first phase of developments at the Punggol Digital District will bring rail connectivity to the area and support plans to develop the district into an attractive live-work-learn-play environment for residents, workers and students.

4.  The new MRT station, tentatively named Punggol Coast Station, will bring the total number of stations on the North East Line to 17, including five interchange stations. NELe will enhance connectivity from Punggol North to the city centre as well as other parts of Singapore, cutting down travelling time by up to 15 minutes.

First Station Conceptualised through Design Thinking Process

5.  The use of Design Thinking was adopted in the conceptualisation of the Punggol Coast Station. LTA conducted studies and prototyped concepts to improve the commuting experience and incorporated several into the design of the station. For instance, the Punggol Coast Station will have more open public spaces as the commuters we surveyed told LTA that they would like more space at stations for interaction and meet-ups, rather than using the station merely as a means to get from point to point. LTA will also explore a concept called “Delightful Moments” in the station where the community, including students, will have a dedicated space to showcase exhibits such as their school projects.

6.  Mr Jeremy Yap, LTA Deputy Chief Executive (Public Transport, Policy & Planning) said: “This is the first time we have used such an approach when designing a station. We envision the station to be a vibrant community hub that brings commuters together in the heart of Punggol North. Unique to the Punggol Coast Station will be more open public spaces inside the station for friends and colleagues to socialise. Those who will be working and learning within the future Punggol Digital District will be able to organise various activities at these spaces.”

7.  LTA will be calling tenders for the construction of NELe this month, and construction is expected to commence in the first half of 2018.



Enclosed

Annex A: Alignment of NELe
Annex B: Artist Impressions of the Overview of the Punggol Digital District and Punggol Coast Station
Annex C: Travel Time Savings with NELe

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[1] The Punggol Digital District will be developed in phases, with the completion of the first phase targeted to tie in with the completion of SIT’s new campus. Details of the subsequent developments will be announced by the respective agencies at a later stage.

Source: Land Transport Authority

Coming soon to Punggol: Two new primary schools in 2020, Yusof Ishak Secondary School to relocate in 2021 - The Straits Times

SINGAPORE -  Two new primary schools will open in Punggol in 2020 and Yusof Ishak Secondary School will move to the rapidly growing HDB town in 2021 to meet the demand for school places in the housing estate.

Punggol has undergone rapid development in recent years and many young families have moved into the estate. The Education Ministry said in a press statement on Thursday that Valour Primary School and Northshore Primary School will admit their first Primary 1 cohorts in 2020.

Yusof Ishak Secondary School, currently located in a part of Bukit Batok where demand for school places is falling, will not be admitting new Secondary 1 cohorts in 2019 and 2020 to minimise disruptions to students' learning when the school moves to Punggol in 2021. 

Dual operations across two campuses will be limited to one year in 2021, when the school will house its last batch of Secondary 4 students at the Bukit Batok campus and its first batch of Secondary 1 students at the Punggol campus.

The ministry said it will facilitate the transfer of  the small number of Secondary 5 Normal (Academic) students in 2022 - admitted this year -  to other secondary schools in the Bukit Batok area.

The school was established in 1965 as Jubilee Integrated Secondary School and was renamed Yusof Ishak Secondary School in 1966, after the first President of Singapore, the late Mr Yusof Ishak.

The school will continue to host the Centre for Teaching and Learning Excellence, a programme set up in September 2015 as a partnership between the school, the Academy of Singapore Teachers and the National Institute of Education to expose teachers to innovative ways of teaching in a real classroom setting.

The new Punggol site will also provide better facilities for the programme, including an interactive learning centre with video streaming capabilities and a learning laboratory with an attached observation room. 

MOE said that its "key consideration" in deciding on the relocation or opening of schools is being responsive to the "changing demographics and community needs" while providing "an optimal student experience at all times".

The ministry said relocating Yusof Ishak Secondary School to Punggol will preserve the history and rich culture of the school.

Three new primary schools in Punggol - Oasis Primary in Edgefield Plains, Punggol Cove Primary in Sumang Walk, and Waterway Primary in Punggol Drive - opened their doors to pupils in 2016.

PUBLISHED

SEP 13, 2018, 12:35 PM SGT

Jan Lee

Source: The Straits Times