Greater Southern Waterfront

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Southern Waterfront Gateway is a future waterfront development project sited within the planning area of Bukit Merah, Singapore. At present, the area is occupied by the Tanjong Pagar and Brani terminals of the Port of Singapore, which will be moved to the Tuas Megaport by 2027.

In 2013, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, announced that container port activities will be relocated from Tanjong Pagar, Keppel, Pulau Brani and Pasir Panjang to a consolidated port in Tuas. [1] The relocation will release about 1,000 hectares of land and will be used for the development of the Greater Southern Waterfront. [2]

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References

  1. "At the forefront of the Greater Southern Waterfront: Developments that stand to benefit". CNA. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. "Is this how S'pore's Greater Southern Waterfront will look like?". TODAYonline. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

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