- Jalan Kayu
SG neighbourhood
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englishname = Jalan Kayu
chinesename = 惹兰加由
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pinyin = rělánjiāyóu
malayname = Jalan Kayu
tamilname = ஜலன் காயுJalan Kayu is a name of a
street situated within theSengkang Planning Area in the North-East Region ofSingapore , under the urban planning scheme of theUrban Redevelopment Authority . The area east of Jalan Kayu has been renamed asFernvale to form the western part ofSengkang New Town .Etymology and history
Jalan Kayu was built in 1928 when the first
Royal Air Force base outside theUnited Kingdom was established in Singapore, in the northern part of the island."Jalan Kayu" means "wooden road" in Malay. One version for the road name's origin is that
firewood used to be stacked on the roadside. Another version is that the muddylaterite roads leading to therubber estates in the area were made passable due to logs of wood that used to cover the muddy roads, hence the term in Malay "jalan kayu".Highlights
The street itself is a relatively minor, one-lane road. However, it became prominent in Singapore for two reasons. First, it was the main access route to the large British-built military compound in
Seletar as well as the neighbouringSeletar Airport . Second, a range of road-side eateries selling "roti prata " gradually earned a reputation among the people of Singapore as arguably amongst the best in Singapore, and the road name became a household name for good food in a laidback setting.Getting there
Sevices 86,103,103M only go the Jalan Kayu Shophouses.The rest of the busses serve as a transferring point to other areas
References
*Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2003), "Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names", Eastern Universities Press, ISBN 981-210-205-1
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