Tengah, Singapore
Tengah | |
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Planning Area and future HDB town | |
Other transcription(s) | |
• Malay | Tengah (Rumi) |
• Chinese | 登加 Dēngjiā (Pinyin) Teng-ka (Hokkien POJ) |
• Tamil | தெங்கா Teṅkā (Transliteration) |
Tengah New Town under construction in Mid-2022 | |
Location of Tengah in Singapore | |
Upcoming new estate town | Singapore |
Region | West Region |
CDC | |
Town council |
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Constituency | |
Government | |
• Mayor | South West CDC
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• Members of Parliament | Hong Kah North SMC
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Area | |
• Total | 700 ha (1,700 acres) |
Population (2023)Residents have started moving into Tengah since Aug 2023, so population figures may change. | |
• Total | Not confirmed |
Demonym | Singaporeans |
Postal code | not confirmed |
Tengah is a planning area and HDB town located within the West Region of Singapore.[2] It is bound by Choa Chu Kang to the northeast, Jurong East and Jurong West to the south, Bukit Batok to the east and the Western Water Catchment to its west and north.
Formerly a military restricted area, Tengah is currently reserved for new housing developments, making it Singapore's newest Housing and Development Board town since the development of Punggol in the late-90s.[3]
After the demilitarisation of the military training area at Tengah, the first estate, Plantation Grove, was launched in Tengah in November 2018.[4] Tengah is divided into various districts, namely Plantation, Park, Garden, Market Place, Forest Hill and Brickland Districts.
Tengah lies east of Jurong Innovation District and north of Jurong Lake District, two new industrial and business developments. These areas are planned as a new decentralized business district.[5]
Etymology
In the old maps, the area appears as Tengeh or Tengah. In Malay, the word Tengah means "centre", "central" or "middle". The name may be taken from the nearby Sungei Tengah (Malay for Tengah River).[citation needed]
History
In the 1980s, under the government's resettlement plan, the residents of Hong Kah Village and Kampong Ulu Jurong were relocated to nearby towns newly built by the government, particularly into the present Jurong Green, Jurong Spring and Bukit Batok areas. Schools were shifted elsewhere and one example is Xingnan Primary School, which used to operate at a temple along "Hong Kah Road" at the village. The HDB estates of Jurong Green and Jurong Spring are given the name "Hong Kah", probably meaning that most of the villagers resettled there. When the village was cleared, the PIE and KJE projects started in the area, leading to the creation of "Jurong West Avenue 2" that brought about the rise of both Jurong West New Town and Choa Chu Kang New Town. The western part became inaccessible to the public first in 1996 and was used by the military for training activities (which is west of Jurong Road Track 22), followed by the eastern part of Hong Kah (which is east of Jurong Road Track 22) in 2005.
In the past, there were several village roads that used to serve the area. Roads such as Hong Kah Road/Lane/Drive/Circle, Sing Nan Road, Kian Hong Road, Jalan Keladan, Jalan Beka, Jalan Pelawan, Jalan Jelawi, Jalan Sena, Lorong Putek, Jalan Buey, Jalan Mandar and Jalan Ara. The last few roads, such as Jalan Lam Sam and Jalan Chichau existed till January 2019. Jurong Road closed on 27 September 2020 and is being replaced by Tengah Way and Tengah Drive.
In late 2018, massive construction works for the HDB estates started in Tengah C1 & C2 planning areas, which is estimated to be completed by 2025. Most of the construction works will be headed by China Construction (South Pacific) Pte Ltd whereas few other local construction firms will also be in charge of construction works. The HDB flats in Tengah are constructed via precast components. The first flats in Tengah were completed in 2023 and the neighbourhood centre which would be connected to West Edge @ Bukit Batok via an overhead pedestrian bridge will be completed by the mid-2020s.
Sustainability
Tengah was marketed as Singapore's first smart and sustainable town with a centralised cooling system which is managed by national grid operator SP Group.[6] The cooling system encountered issues with installation and operational issues.[6]
It is also the only town in Singapore which has a car-free town centre.[3] Various types of dense vegetation are planted along roads to serve as noise and visual barriers, providing a cleaner, greener living environment.
Eco-friendly features in Tengah include bioswales and bioretention basins (or rain gardens), which will collect and cleanse the rainwater before it is stored for reuse within the development or channelled into reservoirs. Such water features also create a conducive habitat for dragonflies and amphibians, which add to the biodiversity of the town and help promote a healthy ecological balance.
Transport
Prior to 24 September 2023, the transport options was limited to a Tengah free shuttle bus provided by the government.
Tengah will be connected to the Jurong Region MRT line in 2027, with MRT stations Tengah, Tengah Plantation and Tengah Park servicing the area, and a new integrated transport hub to be ready by 2027 and 2028.[7] Currently, bus services 870 and 992 are the only bus services that serve the interior of Tengah.[8][9]
All roads in Tengah will have walking and cycling paths on both sides.[3]
Military use
The bigger part of the former Hong Kah Village was an SAF military training area until 10 November 2015. The military training around the area was gradually shifted to Ama Keng Road and training for Keat Hong Camp were now trained at Ama Keng. Massive construction and earthworks subsequently began in October 2017.
References
- ^ Kenneth Cheng (8 September 2016). "A peek into Tengah, the next new HDB town the size of Bishan". Today.
- ^ "'Very inconvenient': New residents at Tengah face blocked paths, long walks through dusty construction sites". October 10, 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ a b c Heng, Janice (8 September 2016). "Tengah, the first HDB town since Punggol, to have forest fringe, car-free town centre". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "HDB launches 7,214 BTO flats, including first project in Tengah". Channel NewsAsia. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "West Region". www.ura.gov.sg. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ a b "'Feels like a fan': Tengah home owners raise more issues with new centralised cooling system". CNA. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Auto, Hermes (4 February 2021). "Jurong East integrated transport hub construction to begin this year, 12 years after first mention | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ "Two new bus services for residents in Tengah and Bukit Batok West to operate from Sept 24". The Straits Times.
- ^ "Tengah to get new bus service, two route extensions after complaints from residents". The Straits Times.
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