Marsiling-Yew Tee residents to get new community clubs, parks and 18km cycling path
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From left: Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC MPs Alex Yam, Lawrence Wong, Zaqy Mohamad and Hany Soh launching the Marsiling-Yew Tee Town Council’s master plan for 2025 to 2030.
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SINGAPORE – Residents in Marsiling-Yew Tee can tap three new or revamped community clubs, new parks and more sustainable features in their neighbourhoods over the coming years.
They will be better connected to other places with two future Downtown Line MRT stations near Yew Tee Village and in Sungei Kadut, which will cut travel times to the city by 20 to 30 minutes, and the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link,
A new 18km cycling path going through Marsiling and Woodgrove will also enhance connectivity.
These improvements, among others, will make the district a better home for all residents, whether they are young couples, working professionals, multi-generational families or seniors, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at the launch of Marsiling-Yew Tee Town Council’s masterplan for 2025 to 2030 in Yew Tee Square on April 5.
Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC had 119,352 voters as at Feb 1.
A new community club will be located at the upcoming Heart of Yew Tee integrated development,
Another community club next to Marsiling Lane Hawker Centre and Wet Market is expected to be built by 2026, while upgrading works for Fuchun Community Club are set to be completed in 2025.
New and upgraded parks such as Stagmont Park, Mandai Tekong Park and Arcadia Park will also open soon, said the town council. Further ahead, the Mandai Mangrove and Mudflat Nature Park while the Stagmont Ring node will be developed around 2035.
The masterplan also outlines efforts to make Marsiling-Yew Tee more sustainable across its four divisions – Limbang, Marsiling, Yew Tee and Woodgrove.
A smart lighting system will be installed across all Housing Board blocks in the group representation constituency. This will reduce the town’s energy usage by up to 60 per cent, said North West District Mayor Alex Yam, who is also MP for the Yew Tee ward.
By end-2025, electric vehicle charging points will be made available at 48 more locations, adding to the 200 at 51 locations currently.
The town council said more urban farms and community gardens are in the works to promote sustainable farming among residents.
Highlighting major changes that will transform Marsiling-Yew Tee in future, PM Wong said the Sungei Kadut Eco-District, a 500ha industrial estate being developed by JTC Corporation, will create opportunities and jobs closer to residents’ homes.
The Kranji racecourse is being redeveloped by the Government to provide new homes and recreation options, while Woodlands Checkpoint is also being revamped, he added.
PM Wong, who is also MP for the Limbang ward, said Marsiling-Yew Tee has seen several improvements in the past five years.
These include more sheltered linkways and drop-off points, better amenities like a revamped shopping centre in Limbang
He added: “But it’s not just about building new things. It’s also about using the infrastructure to care for others and to do more for our own community.”
PM Wong highlighted programmes to tackle issues like cost of living, such as the GRC’s MY $1 Deals initiative,
The launch of the masterplan on April 5 was also attended by the three other MPs for the GRC: Senior Minister of State for Defence and Manpower Zaqy Mohamad; Mr Yam, who also chairs the Marsiling-Yew Tee Town Council; and vice-chair Hany Soh.
When asked whether the PAP will field the same line-up in the upcoming general election, Mr Yam said he does not foresee any surprises to the party’s slate, but the decision ultimately lies with PM Wong.
He added that the current team hopes to continue serving the residents because of the close bonds with them and the wish to see through ongoing projects.
The Singapore Democratic Party, which contested Marsiling-Yew Tee in the 2015 and 2020 elections, announced on March 30 that it intends to take on the PAP again.
Mr Yam told the media: “Whichever opposition party would like to contest in Marsiling-Yew Tee, we welcome the contest. It’s healthy for our democracy... so we welcome them, and we look forward to hearing their plans for our residents.”
Madam Ng Swee Siam, who has lived in Limbang for 25 years, said: “I have seen a lot more new community spaces like playgrounds and gardens being built in the past few years, and it has made the place nicer to live in.”
The 63-year-old procurement executive hopes that more sheltered linkways can be built to access bus stops, including those outside condominiums like hers.
Retired technician Mohamed Hassan, 68, who has lived in Yew Tee for three decades, said he is looking forward to the new integrated development. It will be a short walk from his flat and, because it will house a polyclinic, he will no longer need to travel to Choa Chu Kang Polyclinic.
Wong Yang is a journalist at The Straits Times, covering housing, property, land use and community stories.
