Tiong Bahru Market to close for 3 months from mid-April for upgrading

The market will be closed from April 14 to July 13. PHOTO: ST FILE

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UPDATED Feb 21, 2025, 06:45 PM

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SINGAPORE - The popular Tiong Bahru Market and Food Centre will be closed for three months for repair and redecoration works.

From April 14 to July 13 , the ground-floor wet market and usually bustling hawker centre upstairs will be off limits for the works, according to a National Environment Agency (NEA) notice to stallholders dated Jan 17.

Eight years after the last major renovation at the site in 2017, this next round will include a fresh coat of paint, new tables, stools, floor tiles and skid-preventing, waterproof materials at the carpark, said NEA.

Horticulture in the courtyard will also get an “enhancement”, the agency added. 

Construction firm LHW Construction will carry out the works.

In a media reply on Feb 21, an NEA spokesperson said toilets, lighting and ventilation will also be improved during the “periodic refreshing” of the market - typically carried out every six to eight years, to keep hawker centres in “good physical condition, and ensure a pleasant dining environment”.