LORRY PARKS FOR SIMEI HOUSING ESTATE

Mr Teo Chong Tee asked the Minister for National Development whether the Housing and Development Board will provide lorry parks in the vicinity of Simei Housing Estate in Changi Constituency.

Mr S. Dhanabalan: In the past, HDB used to provide an exclusive lorry park in every HDB housing estate near the Neighbourhood Centre. To optimise on land use, however, HDB has since decided to provide lorry parking lots at the ground level of a multi-storey garage near the Neighbourhood Centre. In the case of Simei Housing Estate, 16 lorry parking lots, presently under construction will be provided on the ground level of the multi-storey garage at Block 248 near to the Neighbourhood Centre. Construction work is expected to be completed by August this year.