Old Singapore Roads Stories

last SG · 2008-12-31T22:59:49+00:00

think what u saw was an old runway of the airport. anyhow Tampines road then probabaly did run through the airport... ZZYX over at changi, Upp Changi Rd (...

icky SG

Hi, i'm new here, not sure if this topic is related to this forum, just trying my luck to seek for your help.

i always wonder about where the first road of jurong, jurong road, starts and ends. when i took svc 174 once, it goes through a road beside PIE, between jurong west ave 2 and bukit batok road, that gave me the first impression of jurong road. later on, i found the stretch of road south to bukit batok nature park, between bb east ave 6 and upp bukit timah road, is called "old jurong road", near bukit timah fire station. surprisingly, there is a section of jurong road at the junction of jurong west ave 2 and corporation road, but it's been abandoned.

So I think the old jurong road starts from bukit timah fire station and ends at the junction of jalan bahar/jalan boon lay/jurong west ave 2/jurong west ave 4. from jurong west ave 4, it's then upper jurong road, cutting over the stadium and jurong west st 93, connected to the upper jurong road now. jurong road follows jurong west ave 2, then PIE to bukit batok road, but i'm not sure how jurong road passes through bukit batok area, anyone knows about this? thanks in advance.

SBS8033D SG

Hi, i'm new here, not sure if this topic is related to this forum, just trying my luck to seek for your help.

This thing goes to Tampines road too.

bus555 SG

somemore the road so ulu ulu not like tampines rd

Apex-LW'21 SG

The olden days of Jurong Rd was actually leads to the kampong areas of Jurong (i.e. from Bukit Timah to the Jurong Area), thereafter it continues to the Tuas area as Upp Jurong Rd. Noticeably the segments of Jurong Rd were shortened most probably the new developments of Bukit Batok & Jurong HDB new towns and as well as the PIE. Upp Jurong Rd, on the other hand was cut short as well for the extension of PIE to Corporation Rd. And again in the 1990s, part of PIE ending at Corporation Rd was renamed as Jurong West Ave 2, as the PIE was proposed to extend to Tuas and at the same time, Jurong Rd (10-12ms area) was cut short again, a few villages and small industrial factories still existed along Jurong Rd. If you can recall services like 143, it terminates at the terminal facing the Jurong Rd 10 ms Market before it eventually extended to Penjuru Rd and for 174, it plys through certain stretch of Jurong Rd before reaching or leaving NTI Bus terminal (known as NTU now).

icky SG

thanks, apex, so where is this jurong road 10ms market now?

Apex-LW'21 SG

thanks, apex, so where is this jurong road 10ms market now?

in the olden days, its around in the jurong / hong kah village area, but now the market was demolished as many villagers in the area were resettled and several stallholders of this market was re-located to the modern HDB towns in the vivinity in the 1980s.

icky SG

in the olden days, its around in the hong kah village area, but now the market was demolished as many villagers in the area were resettled and several stallholders of this market was re-located to the modern HDB towns in the vivinity in the 1980s.

is it somewhere near the market at bukit batok west ave 8?

Apex-LW'21 SG

is it somewhere near the market at bukit batok west ave 8?

its not located at Bt Batok West Ave 8.. its actually located off Jurong Town Hall Rd, inner part of Jurong & Hong Kah Village

conversion: 10 ms = about 16 km, refer to detailed map below.

Apex-LW'21 SG

map attached. (taken from Singapore Street directory 1981)

Khairiano SG

map attached. (taken from Singapore Street directory 1981)

According to the picture, Lor Getah is now become heave vehicle car park

sbst275 SG

Reminds me of SBS Sv 175

Merczrox SG

I love Jurong Rd.whenever i joyride on 174,i look forward to entering Jurong Rd.all the buses speed at that road.i remember taking SBS3915S on 174 and it sped non-stop at Jurong Rd as if the driver wanted to get out of that area quickly.i have even seen a few people fishing at that small drain that runs across Jurong Rd.and i heard that jungle is a former WW2 battlesite and that there were spirits of the dead soldiers lurking there.that place is so ulu.at night its damn scary man.my cousin block is just opposite that Jurong Rd jungle only.from the house can see the jungle.its super eerie at night man.the tall trees all look so black at night.its one of the most spooky places.lucky that spooky Jurong Rd is accompanied by the PIE.its good that 174 serves Jurong Rd.we can see those 174 buses chionging along there and could see a bit of the jungle too.

service_238 SG

Let's have a walk thru of Jurong Rd from Jurong Town Hall Rd to Bt Batok Nature Park.

From Bt Batok Flyover at Jurong Town Hall Rd, it goes straight to the area behind Blks 172 174 175 then heads North-Eastward to behind Blk 182 192 191, cuts thru Bt Batok Swimming Complex and then follow Bt Batok East Ave 6 to Old Jurong Rd. Of course along Bt Batok East Ave 6 there's a little deviation but nothing much.

Merczrox SG

Let's have a walk thru of Jurong Rd from Jurong Town Hall Rd to Bt Batok Nature Park.

Wow.did u really walk through from Jurong Town Hall Rd to Bt Batok Nature Park?u know the Jurong and Bt Batok area so well.

Apex-LW'21 SG

I wonder how SBS997A travels along Jurong Rd while it was a 174 permer..

In addition , Corporation Rd that leads to Jurong Rd was permanently closed to vehicular traffic. Before the permanent road closure, there were several heavy vehicle parked there illegally. Also along the Jurong Rd, there were some disused bus stops (served by 174 & 175) after the shortening of Jurong Rd to make way for the PIE Extension to Tuas were abandoned for many years until they were being removed..

SBS7382C SG

i remember got one time i look at the bus mirror at nite on 174 n saw the driverface he look like he saw ghost

Scania N113CRB l0v3r SG

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brotherchen1982 SG

map attached. (taken from Singapore Street directory 1981)

Bukit Batok still undeveloped, Upper Jurong Rd run infront of my HDB blk while PIE still under construction when I moved to JE from LCK Kampong in 1982.

After the opening of PIE, part of Upper Jurong Rd infront of my HDB blk was demolished & become the jogging track.

sbst275 SG

PIE back then ended up Corporation Rd junction