SINGAPORE, Aug 21 — Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong today announced plans for a “new business and lifestyle destination” to be built next to Changi Airport Terminal 5, as well as giving updates on T5, Tuas Port and the relocation of Paya Lebar Air Base.
”Our decisions to press on with Changi T5 and Tuas Port send a strong and clear signal to the world that Singapore is emerging stronger from the pandemic, and charging full steam ahead,” Lee said. This shift would free up prime waterfront land from Shenton Way to Pasir Panjang for the future Greater Southern Waterfront, he said. As for Changi Airport, Lee said there are ambitious plans for the aviation global aviation hub, too.
For comparison, Pasir Panjang Terminal has 37 berths with a handling capacity of 34 million containers annuallyThis includes the use of artificial intelligence to coordinate port operations, and driverless vehiclesLee said T5 will be completed by the mid-2030sThe rationale comes from lessons learnt during the Covid-19 pandemic, said the MOT