SINGAPORE - A total of 31 blocks in Tanglin Halt are slated to be torn down from the end of this year under the Housing Board's Selective En Bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS). Here is more about the project and the options for affected residents: Former KTM Railways The railway tracks are a remnant of the now-defunct Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM).
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It isn’t the first time a Tanglin Halt site was selected for a SERS project.
Previously, in January 2003, the government announced its SERS plans for blocks 50 to 54 at Tanglin Halt.
Homeowners were given the option to purchase flats at blocks 89 to 91, which they moved into by 2008.
This current SERS project affects blocks 24 to 38 and 40 to 45 at Tanglin Halt.
Many long-time residents have up sticks and left.
Background on redevelopment of Tanglin Halt
About 3,480 households were slated to be moved to new flats in nearby Margaret Drive, Dawson Road and Strathmore Avenue by 2020.
The Commonwealth Drive Food Centre, Tanglin Halt Market, and the surrounding shops are to be cleared over a period of seven to 10 years starting from 2014.