{"id":79034,"date":"2018-02-05T10:34:16","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T03:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/govt-to-unveil-pilot-areas-of-underground-masterplan-in-2019\/"},"modified":"2018-02-06T18:02:55","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T11:02:55","slug":"govt-to-unveil-pilot-areas-of-underground-masterplan-in-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/govt-to-unveil-pilot-areas-of-underground-masterplan-in-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt to unveil pilot areas of underground masterplan in 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nArtist\u2019s impression of an underground city in Singapore. (Photo: JTC Corporation)
\nUPDATED: In a bid to provide a comprehensive look of what lies beneath, the government will unveil pilot areas of an underground masterplan in the works to map out the city-state\u2019s underground spaces and their potential uses next year, reported the Straits Times.
\nUrban Redevelopment Authority (URA) chief planner Hwang Yu-Ning revealed that pilot areas of the underground masterplan will be released as part of the next masterplan guiding the city-state\u2019s development in the medium term.
\nShe noted that URA is working at having a more complete 3D map of the subterranean spaces and infrastructure.
\nThis comes as the government has to \u201ctake stock and have a good database of information\u201d of what is underground \u201cso we have a good basis plan\u201d, said National Development Minister Lawrence Wong.
\nThe idea of a plan for Singapore\u2019s underground development was first raised in a blog post by then National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan in 2013.
\nDetails of what lies underground are currently known to each relevant authority only \u2013 the power grids to the Energy Market Authority and the water pipes to PUB.
\nAs such, a developer trying to build underground has a hard time figuring out whether there is scope to do anything as the information is spread out, noted Sing Tien Foo, director of the Institute of Real Estate Studies.
\nAnd while the URA aims to provide a complete map of the underground space, not everyone will be given free access to said information due to security concerns.
\n\u201cIf we share too much, we are concerned about the security threat of having unsavoury people use this information,\u201d said Hwang.
\n\u201cWe are still thinking how precise and how much information we want to make available to the public.\u201d
\n\u00a0
\nRomesh Navaratnarajah, Senior Editor at PropertyGuru, edited this story. To contact him about this or other stories, email\u00a0romesh@propertyguru.com.sg
\n
\nSource : proppertyguru.com.sg\/Property Market
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