Various factors studied in co-locating facilities

We thank Mr Yang Chun Hong for suggesting co-locating more facilities to optimise our land use (“Work together for better facilities in Pioneer”; Sept 22).

The Urban Redevelopment Authority works actively with relevant agencies on this when planning facilities to meet residents’ needs.

One example is the integrated community hub at Jurong West Central 3, which serves the Pioneer estate and houses the Frontier Community Club, Jurong West Public Library, Jurong Medical Centre and a food and beverage outlet.

When assessing the feasibility of co-locating different uses, we consider several local factors, such as the availability of land and of similar facilities in the vicinity as well as the impact on the surrounding community and traffic.

We had studied the possibility of co-locating the childcare centre with the market and hawker centre at the Jurong West Street 61 site. However, the site is not big enough to accommodate such an integrated development.

Co-locating the childcare centre with the market and hawker centre may also give rise to traffic congestion and safety concerns, as the site is near a road junction and bus stop. Nonetheless, a childcare centre will still be provided in the vicinity, on Jurong West Street 65.

We thank Mr Yang again for his feedback.