Study to examine feasibility of centre at Tanjong Kling
The push for underground is gathering momentum.
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A feasibility study will be carried out into an underground warehousing, logistics and data centre at Tanjong Kling in Jurong. This comes soon after the government disclosed plans to build an underground science city (USC) at Kent Ridge.
‘Both projects could be undertaken concurrently if the studies prove feasible,’ a Jurong Town Corporation (JTC) spokeswoman said yesterday.
On Friday, the government called for a consultant to carry out ‘geological investigation and ground characterisation’ studies at Tanjong Kling. This is expected to take up to five months.
The move comes after a July tender was closed for a consultant to carry out feasibility studies into the Kent Ridge project. JTC is still evaluating the tender bids.
The appointed USC consultant – working to a 14-month deadline – will assess the maximum-size cavern complex that can be built there, as well as its impact on the environment and working population at Kent Ridge. It will also have to provide ballpark cost estimates for the project.
The studies on the two underground projects follow the recent start of construction work on the $1 billion first phase of the Jurong Rock Cavern (JRC) to store oil and petrochemicals on Jurong Island. Continue reading
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