Widening of Pasir Panjang Road and West Coast Road

1. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has announced the widening of Pasir Panjang Road and West Coast Road between South Buona Vista Road and West Coast Link today.
   
   
2. Pasir Panjang Road / West Coast Road serves as the primary access to several residential estates, hotels, F&B, tourist attraction, religious facilities, research and educational institutes in the vicinity. Currently, the traffic plying along this stretch of Pasir Panjang Road and West Coast Road is facing constant delay due to obstruction such as bus stopping at the bus stops, vehicles making right turns to their residences, refuse vehicles collecting rubbish at road side, etc. during the peak hours daily. The current frequent delays to the vehicles can be alleviated by widening this stretch of Pasir Panjang Road / West Coast Road from dual 1-lane to dual 2-lanes.
   
   

Enhance the Capacity of the Road Network

3. There is anticipated increase in development quantum along this stretch of Pasir Panjang Road / West Coast Road that will result in an increase in traffic traversing in the area.
   
   

Complementing the Outer Ring Road

4. The proposal to widen this stretch of Pasir Panjang Road and West Coast Road will also complement the future South Buona Vista Road connections to Science Park Road and Portsdown Avenue which was safeguarded for long term implementation as outer ring road.
   
   
5. The widening work will commence in 4^th quarter of 2013 and targeted to be completed by 1^st quarter of 2017.
   
   

Land Acquisition

6. To facilitate the widening works, the Government will acquire private lands along Pasir Panjang Road. The private properties affected by the widening are the open space on the plot of Electrical Substation land that is next to Varsity Park, a small section of land on 10 Balmeg Hill, a short stretch of access road in Science Park II and Gloria Mansion, and some vacant plots of land next to Horizon Residences, Palm Mansions, Redwood West Condo and Star Point Condo. The affected portions are mostly parts of drains, open spaces and grass verges. No buildings are affected by the acquisition. The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) has gazetted the lands affected by the acquisition. Landowners who are directly affected will receive the acquisition notices today.
   
   
   
7. The notification of the lands affected by the acquisition has been published in the Gazette today. A copy of the Gazette Notification No. 962 dated 25 April 2013 may be found online at http://www.egazette.com.sg/Welcome.aspx. The affected private properties are listed as follows:

* As the unit number is not available, please refer to the next column for identifying landmarks.

8. Landowners who are directly affected will receive the acquisition notices. SLA will also get in touch with them over the course of the next few weeks to assist them as much as possible with their queries and concerns.
   
   
9. Plans of the affected lands may be inspected during normal office hours at the office of the Collector of Land Revenue, Singapore Land Authority from Monday to Friday except Public Holidays. Any person who wishes to claim an interest in compensation on account of the acquisitions, but has not received an acquisition notice, may contact the office of the Collector of Land Revenue, Singapore Land Authority at 1800 323 9829 to arrange for an inquiry to state the nature of his interests in the land, the amount and particulars of his claims to compensation for his interest, the basis or mode of valuation by which the amount claimed is arrived at and his objections, if any, to the measurements of the land to be acquired.
   
   
10. Should you require additional information, you may also call the following hotlines:

    	i) On road widening matters		LTA Hotline: 1800 225 5582
    	ii) On land acquisition matters		SLA Hotline: 1800 323 9829