Part A: Introduction to Jurong Lake Park (1)

History of Jurong Lake Park



Jurong lake (Chinese: 裕廊湖 ; Tamil

: ஜூரோங் ஏரி) is a 70 hectare freshwater lake and reservoir located in the western region of Singapore formed with the damming of Sungei Jurong further downstream. The lake serves as a reservoir contributing to the water supply of the country. It lies next to the Lakeside MRT station, which obtain its name from this geographical feature. The lake is surrounded by parkland, which serves as a recreational ground for nearby residents in Jurong East and Jurong West, New Towns.

 Jurong Lake Park was built around the perimeter of the lake and was completed in January 2006. Also, a 2.8 kilometer water promenade along Jurong Lake Park would allow residents to participate in watersports. Littering, fishing and swimming is currently illegal to be done at Jurong Lake Park but there is some designated spots in Jurong Lake Park that allow fishing where only artificial baits can be used.

Jurong Lake Park not only can be used by residents to participate in watersports, but also can be used by the Jurong Sec students to help in their projects and as running tracks. Jurong Lake Park has currently been used for the annual big event; Jurong Lake Run.

Credits:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurong_Lake

  

 

 

 

Part A: Future development of Jurong Lake Park (2)

Future Development

In the next ten to fifteen years, area around Jurong Lake will be transformed into a unique lakeside destinations for business and leisure. This master plan was announced on 4 April 2008 by the Urban Redevelopment Authority(URA). A new district will be created, called, Jurong Lake District. It consists of two districts, Jurong Gateway and Lakeside. Jurong Gateway refer to the areas around Jurong East MRT Station. Jurong Lake and the area around it, is known as Lakeside.

This new Jurong Lake District will offer a potential development area of 360 hectares, roughly the size of Marina Bay. The URA said that some 750,000m² of land will be set aside at Jurong Gateway, expected to attract billions of dollars in development, for offices, hotels, food and beverage and entertainment uses. However, analysts say that the short 10–15 years time frame may be a little tight, due to the amount of projects in progress and a dampened global economic climate.

New developments around Jurong Lake include:

• A public park will be developed next to Lakeside MRT Station
• New Science Centre will be built next to Chinese Garden MRT Station
• Lakeside village
• Enhanced Chinese Garden and Japanese Garden

CREDITS : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurong_Lake [INFO]
http://lakefrontres.webs.com/ [PICTURE]