Multi-agency committee set-up to ease residents moving in to new BTO flats

The Tampines GreenQuartz HDB flats under construction next to Tampines Street 94 and 95 and Bedok Reservoir Road on April 1. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI

Lee Nian Tjoe

UPDATED Apr 12, 2025, 04:58 PM

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SINGAPORE – When Ms Hayley Tai, 30, gets the keys to her new Built-To-Order (BTO) flat at Tampines GreenOpal in May, the bridge crossing Bedok Canal to connect to the MRT station will still not be ready, making it less convenient for the marketing manager to get to work.

“I guess it would take me an additional 15 minutes to get to work, so that’s a bit of an inconvenience,” she said.

To better time the completion of key infrastructure and essential services, a multi-agency committee has been set up to minimise inconveniences to owners when they move into their new BTO flats.

Announcing the nationwide initiative on April 12 at the Housing Board’s roadshow for home owners moving into Tampines GreenOpal, Senior Minister of State for National Development Tan Kiat How said: “With an extensive building programme, it is even more important for us to strengthen our planning and coordination efforts, to shape a better moving-in experience for new residents.”