Ensuring barrier-free accessibility (BFA) in HDB estates is key to providing a quality lifestyle for Singapore’s ageing population.Incorporating BFA features into the living environment will benefit not only the elderly, but also the less mobile, allowing them to move freely within their estates, from block to block, within the precinct and beyond the precinct boundary. It will also have a meaningful and immediate impact on the daily lives of HDB residents.
PILOT PROJECT AT BUKIT BATOK EAST AVENUE 4 PRECINCT (APT BLOCKS 242 TO 265)
In December 2005, the Jurong Town Council, together with HDB, LTA and NParks transformed the precinct into a barrier-free one. Twenty-four blocks were provided with ramps connecting them to the void decks/lift lobbies, car parks, driveways, park connectors and bus stops.
MASTERPLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF BFA TO BE COMPLETED BY 2011
And more HDB estates have been following suit. All Town Councils have a BFA implementation masterplan to ensure that all HDB estates are barrier-free by 2011. HDB has been working closely with the Town Councils to implement the BFA measures in the selected precincts.
BFA WORKS IN PROGRESS
Most Town Councils have completed their pilot projects. BFA works are being done in phases for the remaining precincts. HDB residents can look forward to all precincts in HDB towns and estates being BFA-ready by 2011.
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