SINGAPORE - Rochor Centre will soon be demolished, to make way for
the new North-South Expressway (NSE) in the southern segment of the
project.
It is among more than 20 private properties which will have
part of their plots acquired for the highway and several slip roads
and ramps leading to and from the highway, reported the Straits
Times.
Earlier this year, the government gave the green light for the
15.9 km North-South Expressway (NSE)between Admiralty Road West and
Toa Payoh Rise, and announced properties in the northern segment
which will be affected by the construction.
These include parts of Marymount, Sembawang and Yio Chu Kang.
Other acquisitions for the southern segment include the Lee Ah Mooi
Nursing Home in Thomson, Nanyang Pho Leng Building near Kampong
Java, and the Victoria Wholesale Centre.
Rochor Centre is the biggest land acquisition to date, with 567 HDB
flats, 187 shops, eating houses and three communal facilities.
Residents there will be compensated and have the option to move to
new flats by the Kallang River, near the Kallang MRT station. These
will be ready in mid-2016.
Prices of the flats will be frozen at today's rates, with an
additional 20 per cent discount.
Tenants who relocate will also receive a 10 per cent discount on a
successful bid for other HDB rental shops, among other relocation
benefits.
Those who took over the premises before 1999 will receive
payouts of S$60,000 each.
An additional S$30,000 will be given to those who choose to
continue business at an alternative premise.
