Boon Lay (, ) is a neighbourhood located in the town of Jurong West in the West Region of Singapore. Its borders very roughly correspond to the URA subzone of Boon Lay Place, situated within the Jurong West Planning Area.
The War Department of the colonial government of Singapore made a requisition of of land from his estate and the land was subsequently named Boon Lay after Chew. in the precinct and all of them are found in the town centre.
There is a Boon Lay Hawker at the town centre where local food can be found.
The precinct's community centre (Boon Lay Community Centre) is located at the junction of Boon Lay Place and Boon Lay Avenue, as part of the town centre. It was upgraded from 2010 to 2011.
Boon Lay Shopping Centre
Managed by HDB, this is the shopping centre that caters mainly to the residents of Boon Lay Place. An anchor tenant in this shopping centre is NTUC Fairprice. The shopping centre has been upgraded with new facilities likes elevators and escalators since late 2012.
Neighbouring Areas
References
Book sources
- Ong Chwee Im; Chew Kheng Chuan & Evelyn Chew. (2002). Chew Boon Lay: A Family Traces its History. Singapore: The Compiler.
External links
- West Coast Town Council
- Boon Lay Place @ sg.pagenation.com
- URA – Planning Area Boundaries @ ura.gov.sg
- NEA – List of Government Markets / Hawker Centres @ nea.gov.sg
- SBS Transit- Upgrading of Boon Lay Bus Interchange
- Boon Lay Constituency Website