Yuhua, Singapore

Yuhua is a subzone region located in the town of Jurong East, Singapore. Yuhua comprises two subzones, Yuhua East and Yuhua West. The area's HDB flats are under the management of Jurong-Clementi Town Council and the people of this precinct are represented in parliament by either Grace Fu or Rahayu Mahzam, depending on where they stay.

Yuhua
Subzone of Jurong East Planning Area
Name transcription(s)
 • Chinese裕华
 • PinyinYù huá
 • Hokkien POJ裕華 Joo Hua
 • MalayYuhua
 • Tamilயூஹூவா
Country Singapore
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total24,770

Neighbouring areas

Residential areas

HDB
Year Built Street Blocks
1984–1985 Jurong East Street 31 317–328, 342–346, 351–353
1984–1985 Jurong 241–245, 347–350
1982–1985 Jurong East Street 21 201–240, 287–288
1983–1984 Jurong East Street 24 246–254, 256–264
1998–2000 Toh Guan Road 265–288E
1984 Jurong East Street 13 101–116
1985 Jurong Gateway Road 130–135
2019 Jurong East Avenue 1 240A–240B

Condominium
  • Ivory Heights (1986)
  • Parc Oasis (1995)
  • Westmere (1999)
  • The Mayfair (2000)
  • J Gateway (2017)

Future plans

The 'Jurong Lake District Project' was unveiled in 2008 and set to be completed in 2040 as part of the plan by Urban Redevelopment Authority to provide more job and recreational options in the heartlands. There will be about 200 000 jobs created and 20 000 homes built in the 360-hectare Jurong Lake District. The district has been divided into two precincts - Jurong Gateway and Lakeside.[2]

Transportation

Roads

The main roads in this precinct are Jurong Town Hall Road, Boon Lay Way and Jurong East Central, which connects the precinct to the rest of the world through the AYE (Exit 13) or the PIE (Exit 29), with major roads (Jurong West Street 11/12/13/31/32/21/24, Jurong East Central 1, Jurong East Avenue 3, Toh Guan Road, Jurong Gateway Road, Gateway Link, Summit Lane and Venture Avenue) winding through the precinct.

Due to the changes of the roads, Jurong Gateway Road had been extended to replace parts of Jurong East Street 12, these had undergone demolition to be rebuilt into Jem. It instead went and joined Toh Guan Road.

Mass Rapid Transit

There are 4 Mass Rapid Transit stations that serve the planning area, across 3 lines, the East West Line, the North South Line, and the Jurong Region Line . All lines have an interchange station at Jurong East station. The 4 stations are:

Feeder bus services

Feeder services 333, 334 and 335 each plies through different parts of the precinct and connects it to Jurong East MRT station, but only 335 goes to Chinese Garden MRT station.

Bus services

Most of the trunk bus services originate from Jurong East Bus Interchange.

Connection through other trunk bus services (not originating from Jurong East) to Jurong West and Clementi is available through 99 and 185, Bukit Batok and Northwards through 176, 178, 180, 187 and 188, and eastwards through 66 & 506. 98 to Jurong East interchange, and 502 to Orchard Road, Marina Bay Sands and CBD.

For the community

Hawker Centre

Apart from the lifestyle options in the town centre, there are also two hawker centres and markets in the precinct. The popular hawker centres, Yuhua Village Market and Food Centre (near future Bukit Batok West MRT station) and Yuhua Market and Hawker Centre (near Chinese Garden MRT station) are both located along Jurong East Ave 1. Several stalls in both hawker centres are consecutively awarded the Michelin Bib Gourmand Award.

Community Centre

The precinct's community centre (Yuhua Community Club) is located along Boon Lay Way, accessible by routes 99, 160, 334 and 506. It is also co-located together with Jurong East Neighbourhood Police Centre.

Schools

There are 2 primary schools (Yuhua and Fuhua) and 2 secondary schools (JurongVille Secondary School and Crest Secondary School) in Yuhua.

Library

The nearest library, Jurong Regional Library, is located at the junction of Gateway Link and Jurong Town Hall Road.

Recreation

Apart from the many playing areas in the precinct, there is a neighbourhood park at the border of Jurong East Street 24 and a canal along the northern border of the precinct. There is also a sports and recreation complex, Jurong East Sports and Recreation Complex, located a 7 minutes walk away from Chinese Garden MRT station.

Shopping centres
  • JCube (contains Singapore's first Olympic-size ice skating rink, owned by CapitaLand)
  • IMM (owned by CapitaLand)
  • Jem[3] (completed in 2013, owned by Lend Lease)
  • Westgate[4] (completed in December 2013, owned by CapitaLand)

JCube

The shopping mall, JCube, which also houses Singapore’s first Olympic-size ice skating rink,[5] replaces the former Jurong Entertainment Centre. JCube was built in 2012.[6]

Jem
Jem

Jem is a shopping mall cum office development in Singapore, which opened on 15 June 2013.[7] The mall brings a mini Orchard Road experience in the suburbs. Anchor tenants in Jem include IKEA, Fairprice Xtra, Cathay Cineplexes, H&M, Uniqlo, Courts, Koufu and Books Kinokuniya. Its office component has been taken up by the Ministry of National Development and its statutory boards, AVA and BCA.

IMM

An outlet shopping mall cum warehouse development at Jurong East St 21. Once the town's only shopping mall consisting of a Giant Hypermarket, it was refurbished in 2012 to host a variety of outlet stores.

Westgate

A premier family and lifestyle shopping mall cum office development next to Jem, Westgate opened on 2 December 2013.[8] Anchor tenants include Eccelente by HAO mart, Harvey Norman, Timezone, Samsung Store and True Fitness.[9]

Town centres
The town centre along Jurong Gateway Road

There are 2 town centres in this precinct, at Jurong Gateway Road and Jurong East Avenue 1.

Places of worship

There are 3 temples, 1 mosque and 1 church in this precinct.

Temples:

  • Tong Whye Temple 《通准廟》
  • Bukit Timah Seu Teck Sean Thong 《武吉知馬修德善堂》[10]
  • Sri Arulmigu Murugan Temple

Mosque:

  • Masjid Al-Mukminin

Church:

  • Jurong Seventh-Day Adventist Church

Healthcare

Apart from the many medical clinics in this precinct, 2 medical institutes, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (a 500-bed hospital) and Jurong Community Hospital, was constructed in 2015 to provide more advanced medical services in Yuhua.
Currently, there are 2 nursing homes in Yuhua, namely the Blue Cross Thong Kheng Home, located at 201 Jurong East Avenue 1, beside the Jurong Canal, and the All Saints Home, located at 20 Jurong East Avenue 1.

Jurong General Hospital

Under the Singapore Master Plan 2003, the new Jurong General Hospital, which would be located within walking distance from the Jurong East MRT station, was to be built by 2006 to replace the existing Alexandra Hospital. It was to have 650 beds for inpatients and 90 specialist clinics for outpatients. However, in 2004, these plans were scrapped in favour of a new 500-bed hospital in Yishun to be called Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, planned for completion by 28 March 2009.[11][12]

Under the Singapore Master Plan 2008, the plan for Jurong General Hospital was revived, and was ready in 2015,[13] with 550 beds and next to Jurong East MRT Station, providing acute inpatient and outpatient care. It also has a community hospital next to it.[13]

Industrial areas
  • ST Electronics Jurong East Building
  • CJ GLS Building
  • TT International Trade Park
  • The Chevrons
  • The Synergy
  • The JTC Summit

International Business Park

An International Business Park (IBP) is also located in Jurong East. Major companies and corporations present in the business park include Creative Technology, Sony, TYLin, Acer, Merck, Johnson & Johnson and JTC Corporation.

  • Merging of two tracks at Jurong East MRT station to enter the North South Line.
    Merging of two tracks at Jurong East MRT station to enter the North South Line.
  • Jurong East Street 13, view from Block 124
    Jurong East Street 13, view from Block 124
  • Jurong Polyclinic located along Jurong East Ave 1
    Jurong Polyclinic located along Jurong East Ave 1
  • Buildings in Jurong East. The building on the far end is JTC Tower.
    Buildings in Jurong East. The building on the far end is JTC Tower.
  • HDB Flats Block 330 - 332 located at Jurong East Avenue 1 with the temporary Pioneer Primary School located in front of them
    HDB Flats Block 330 - 332 located at Jurong East Avenue 1 with the temporary Pioneer Primary School located in front of them

References
  1. "Population Trends, 2019". Singapore Department Of Statistics. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  2. Phua, Rachel (25 August 2017). "Jurong Lake District to create more than 100,000 jobs, 20,000 homes". Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  3. "Upcoming Jem mall in Jurong to house multiplex". Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  4. "CMA Malls - WESTGATE". Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  5. Singapore Urban Redevelopment Authority : Press Release – Keynote speech by Mr Mah Bow Tan Minister for National Developmnent at the URA Corporate Plan Seminar at Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel on 4 April 2008 at 9.45am
  6. "JCube – A Brand New Retail Landmark in Singapore's Jurong Lake District" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  7. "JEM attracts more than 10,000 shoppers within first hour of opening". Channel NewsAsia. 15 June 2013. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  8. "Singapore mall Westgate opens in Jurong East". AsiaOne. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  9. "Westgate to welcome new anchor tenants Eccellente supermarket, Harvey Norman and Timezone". Capitaland Limited. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  10. Singapore Memory Project - Yuhua : Bukit Timah Seu Teck Sean Thong
  11. "Violations". www.ah.com.sg. Archived from the original on 16 May 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  12. Straits Times, 23 March 2004, 400-bed hospital for the north in Yishun Central
  13. "Jurong General Hospital to be located near MRT, bus interchange". Retrieved 22 May 2019.

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