Originally Posted by
clemdale24
I disagree with this statement. Although the masterplan says that it may be reclaimed, i think chances are that east coast will remain as it is now.
Reclamation of land takes years to carry out, even decades. First comes buying the soil, then laying it out, the finally waiting for it to settle. It will take many many years for this to eventualise, what more build things on the reclaimed land. besides, many "plans" in the masterplan do not get carried out anyway. look at punggol, mentioned in 1996, now, almost 20 yrs later, it is still what it is - a developing immature town, highly popular with some but yet highly disliked by others. Punggol 21? what punggol 21? I haven't heard that mentioned in eons. Punggol will always remain what it was - a town in the far north east. Maybe watertown and man made rivers may raise its profile, but it simply remains Punggol.
East coast will benefit greatly from the upcoming announcement of the eastern region line. whether it will be the new prime, that i cannot say for sure. But the meyer/ amber region has always been a prestigious and highly sought after location within the east, even within the larger Singapore, and no doubt will only confirm its aforementioned status once more during the ERL announcement.
The impact of ERL would have been greater if LTA had announce it earlier because in 1 or 2 years time, the alignment of CRL and JRL will also be announced hence ERL will lose it novelty value.
When the construction of ERL starts, rental will sure take a hit like bukit timah and that to me might not be a good thing.
The worst to come is while residents along East Coast are dealing with construction mess, those sea view units are starting to see reclamation rig coming near their coast line, by then it will get the double whammy.
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