Lone petrol station in Punggol

As published in The Straits Times
31 May 10

By Kimberly Spykerman


The petrol station in Punggol caters to 82,000 residents, and long queues are common on weekends. -- ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN

ONE is a lonely number, and it is the reason motorists in Punggol are being driven mad.

The new town has just one petrol station and long, snaking queues are common, especially during the weekends.

The Singapore Petroleum Centre (SPC) station at the junction of Punggol Central Road and Edgefield Plains caters to 82,000 residents.

Neighbouring new town Sengkang has three petrol stations.

Staff at the Punggol petrol station told The Sunday Times that on busy days, as many as 10 cars line the road leading up to it, despite there being no huge discounts.

Said bank manager Serena Lee: 'I avoid going there on weekends and Monday mornings. I go at night, or during non-peak hours.'

Read the posting about this on Stomp.

Mid Year Fiesta at Punggol Plaza (28 May-25 Jul 10)

Bus Service 85 (Route Amendment)

Upcoming Sales Launch

Information on upcoming sales launch:

Month/Year	Sales Launch	Town	Number of Flats
Jun 2010	BTO	Punggol (first public housing parcel along the Punggol waterway) and Sengkang.	2,400

HDB Launches Sale of Site at Punggol Field / Punggol Road

Date issued : 05 May 2010

The Housing & Development Board (HDB) is launching the residential site at Punggol Field / Punggol Road (Punggol E4) for sale by public tender today. Tender will close at 12 noon on 15 Jun 2010 (Tue).

HDB announced on 13 Apr 2010 that these 2 land parcels have been successfully triggered from the Reserve List for public tender. Punggol E4 is designated for Executive Condominium housing development. More information on these land parcels are also available on HDB's website.


Punggol E4

Location	Punggol Field / Punggol Road (PDF 1258KB)
Proposed Development	Executive Condominium Housing
Site Area	22,497.3 sq m
Permissible GFA [GPR]	67,491.9 sq m [3.0]
Estimated No. of Dwelling Units	615
Project Completion Period	48 Months from the date of acceptance of tender
Lease Term	99 years
Minimum Offer Price	$147,700,000

Enquiries

Tender packets can be purchased at $105 each (inclusive of GST) from HDB's Procurement Office at Basement 1, HDB Hub, 480 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh. Prospective tenderers can e-mail hdblandsales@hdb.gov.sg, fax to 64903005 or call Land Sales & Lease Admin Unit at 64903037 on weekdays from 8 am to 5 pm.

For enquiries on eligibility for purchase of EC units, the public can e-mail hdbsales@hdb.gov.sg, or call HDB Sales/Resale Customer Service Line at 1800-8663066 on weekdays from 8am to 5pm.


Potential Supply from First Half 2010 Government Land Sales (GLS) Programme

Punggol E4 is 1 of 8 sites with a combined yield of 3,345 dwelling units that have been successfully triggered from the Reserve List for tender. There are another 10 sites which can potentially yield 4,280 dwelling units still available for sale. Details of these 18 sites yielding a total of 7,625 dwelling units are shown in Annex 1 (PDF 48KB).

Together with the 2,925 dwelling units in the Confirmed List that are tendered or being put up for tender, the total potential supply quantum of 10,550 dwelling units for the 1H2010 GLS Programme is the highest since the Reserve List / Confirmed List system started in 2H2001. The Government will continue to monitor the property market closely and make available sufficient supply in the market to meet the demand for home buyers. If necessary, more supply can be injected via the 2H2010 GLS Programme.