Jurong West

SG neighbourhood
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englishname=Jurong West
chinesename=裕廊西
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pinyin=yùlángxī
malayname=Jurong West
tamilname=ஜூரோங் மேற்க்கு

Jurong West is a neighbourhood in Singapore, and is west of its counterpart Jurong East, covering a much larger area of some 9.90 square kilometres with slightly more than half used for residential purposes and HDB housing, including the Jurong West Extension. It is part of the larger town of Jurong.

History

In the 1950s, Jurong West was mainly dominated by swamps with low hills covered by shrubs and a thick jungle. It was developed into an industrial estate in the 1960s, supported by low-cost housing. Amenities such as government dispensaries, a private hospital, creches, hawker centres and banks were built in the 1970s during efforts to develop Singapore economically.

Up to the late 1980s, only part of the Jurong West housing estate had been developed, specifically the area between Boon Lay estate and Jurong East. In the early 1990s, a new section of Pioneer Road North was built to connect the present Jurong West Extension to Upper Jurong Road. This signalled the start of the development of Jurong West Extension. Today, the area is also served by the PIE which was extended to Tuas from Corporation Road, also in the early 1990s.

Constructions going on

*Extension of MRT Stations, Pioneer and Joo Koon.
*Building of the air-conditioned bus interchange beside Jurong Point Shopping Centre
*Building of another Level B1A in Jurong Point

Precincts

Precincts within Jurong West include Nanyang and Pioneer.