Clementi to get air conditioned bus interchange

Zilchster SG

SINGAPORE : After Toa Payoh, Sengkang, and Ang Mo Kio, the next air-conditioned bus interchange in Singapore will be at Clementi.

It is part of the makeover of Clementi Town Centre, which is expected to be ready by the middle of 2010.

The Housing and Development Board says that the existing bus interchange will be redeveloped into a modern 40-storey complex, and will integrate a new library, town council office, shopping mall and new HDB flats.

Construction will start end of next year, and the existing bus interchange will be relocated temporarily to the vacant site near blocks 437 and 438 at Clementi Avenue 3. - CNA

Source:
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/139667/1/.html

Volvo Olympian SG

wow!..The 4th Aircon Bus Interchange…i was shocked to hear the news

PJ_Quek SG

I hope it will not be the 2nd edition of AMK Bus Interchange.

SBS3688Y SG

I’m a little sad to see this old interchange go. well, I’m going to miss the old bus interchange and the fountain next to it too.

5454 SG

i was very glad to hear this news that Clementi interchange will become a air-con int Very Happy Clementi interchange really needs a makeover

tranquilice SG

I have been waiting for this piece of news from 1996 until now! No more flooded Clementi interchange during rainy weather! Very Happy

tranquilice SG

I hope it will not become the 2nd Sengkang interchange. Laughing

iveco SG

The upgrading of Clementi Interchange is LONG overdue. At least Sengkang folks don’t have to worry about getting wet when it rains. From what I have noticed so far, Clementi is the ONLY interchange with little shelter.

sbst275 SG

OK... The place wil totally change...

6 blocks will be demolished

iveco SG

6 blocks? Which one? Is the WCTC main office affected too?

sbst275 SG

Nope... 3 that is just beside the Int and 3 just opposite the int

They are... 436, 437, 438, 442, 444, 445 (445 under SERS for the Bus Int side, 436, 437, 438 under SERS too)

iveco SG

Do you mean 443? By the way, 444 is WCTC main office.

sbst275 SG

I see

443 not affected based on reports from ST

Volvo Olympian SG

They are all old flats rite? Wonder where the residents live after they demolished Sad ..and all shops there had to be close down

sbst275 SG

Not really... Clementi was developed in early 1980's, abt my childhood days

Em... All the shops and flats will relocate into the bus int... Dun forget, the building is made up of the SBS Int, Shopping Area, Town Council Office and flats (388 units)

PJ_Quek SG

According to the photo of AMK new interchange shown on Lianhe Zaobao, it will not be like Toa Payoh interchange, where we see the bus parked facing outside.

tranquilice SG

sbst275 SG

Hmm… Talking abt the temp int, will there be covered walkways from the MRT stn to the temp int?

tranquilice SG

I hope there will be. From my memory, there was none connecting Toa Payoh temp int with the MRT station. Confused

iveco SG

According to the plans at HDB’s website, Clementi is due to get a library. This is LONG overdue, man. In fact, it was proposed that a library be constructed for us in Clementi more than 10 years ago, but it was shelved. The reason being Jurong East was big enough to cater to those folks in the West. But over the years, we had libraries sprouting up in Jurong West, Bukit Batok, Chua Chu Kang and Bukit Panjang. Anywhere but Clementi.