SINGAPORE: The Woodlands Regional Centre, which aims to bring jobs closer to homes, will have two distinct precincts.
National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan revealed this as he unveiled preliminary plans for the regional centre at a community event in Woodlands on Sunday.
One of the precincts will for now be called the Woodlands North Coast and will include the area between the Republic Polytechnic and the Woodlands Waterfront.
The National Development Ministry said it will be a waterfront destination with a vibrant mix of business, residential and lifestyle uses.
Woodlands Central, the area around the Woodlands MRT station, will form the other precinct.
There will be a commercial centre for residents to shop, eat and participate in community events.
There will also be retail malls that are inter-connected with MRT stations and bus interchange.
Two new MRT stations will be added to the area when the Thomson Line is fully completed by 2021.
The Woodlands Regional Centre, like its predecessors in Tampines and Jurong, will take 15 to 20 years to develop.
Woodlands will be a key part of the new North Coast Innovation Corridor announced in the Land Use Plan last month.
The corridor spans Woodlands, Sembawang, the future Seletar Regional Centre and Punggol.
The plans for the Woodlands Regional Centre will be fine-tuned, as the public is invited to give their ideas on the development including the names for the two precincts.
A draft masterplan will then be exhibited later this year.
- CNA/ir
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