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After Singapore's independence in 1965, the government adopted new road-naming policies as part of its nation-building effort. [11] A Street Naming Advisory Committee was appointed in February 1967 by the Minister of Finance, [12] and priority was given to local names and Malay names, while names of prominent figures and British places and people were discouraged. [11]
In Franklin and Jackson's 1830 map of Singapore, the Tuas area is marked with three different names Tg Kampong, Tg Rawa and Tg Gull. Tg is the abbreviation for tanjung or tanjong (Malay for cape). [3] Tuas used to be swampland which was later cleared for squatter settlement. By the mid twentieth century, it became a fishing village.
Lines for lane, shoulder and median, as well as lane numbers and an EMAS signboard, are all visible in the photo. The Bukit Timah Expressway is part of the Asian Highway Network. The expressways of Singapore are a system of controlled-access highways in Singapore that allow motorists to travel quickly from one urban area to another.
First announced in 2011 as Tuas MRT station, it was constructed as part of the Tuas West Extension (TWE). The station began operations on 18 June 2017. The station began operations on 18 June 2017. At the height of 33 metres (108 ft), the station is the tallest elevated station in Singapore. [ 2 ]
System Map, including lines under construction. This is a list of all stations on the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system in Singapore. [1] As of 2024, the Singapore MRT has approximately 242.6 km (150.7 mi) of system length spread across six operational lines, the 19th highest in the world. [2]
Tuas Bus Terminal (Chinese: 大士巴士终站) is a bus terminal located in Tuas in the western part of Singapore. [1] This terminal serves industrial workers at Jurong Industrial Estate and Tuas Industrial Estate from Boon Lay Bus Interchange. The terminal was relocated to a new site above the Tuas Depot on 7 October 2017. [2]
This is a list of places in Singapore based on the planning areas and their constituent subzones as designated by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). Based on the latest URA Master Plan in 2019, the country is divided into 5 regions , which are further subdivided into 55 planning areas , and finally subdivided into a total of 332 subzones.
Tuas Depot is an MRT depot serving the East–West line, located between Tuas West Road and Tuas West Drive in Singapore. It was constructed by Jurong Primewide Pte Ltd at a contract sum of S$237.1 million. [ 1 ]