SINGAPORE: The Bukit Batok Driving Centre will shut by December 2030 and it will be replaced by a multi-storey "next-generation driving centre", the authorities said.
The existing centre will be phased out as part of plans to redevelop the area for new residential developments, the Urban Redevelopment Authority and Singapore Police Force said in a news release on Wednesday (Oct 8).
A public tender for a site of around 12,889 sq m situated along Lorong Bistari was launched on Wednesday for the development of the new centre, which will cater to people learning to drive vehicles of all classes.
Lorong Bistari is now an access road at the western fringe of Chua Chu Kang town and will be realigned by the successful tender bidder to serve the future driving centre.
The new driving centre will be near Yew Tee MRT station. Its multi-storey design will serve to optimise land use while providing comprehensive training facilities to better meet the growing demand for driving licences, URA and the police said.
It will feature advanced training technologies and facilities for driving training and testing.
These will include simulator technology, separate circuits for training and testing, and intelligent driving circuits that use advanced sensor technology and real-time monitoring systems to assess learners' proficiency.
There will be at least two intelligent driving circuits to enable circuit assessment for all classes of driving licence and at least two nursery circuits to cater to both car and motorcycle learners.
The new centre will also have Class 4 and Class 5 training and testing capabilities to supplement the Singapore Safety Driving Centre (SSDC).
The SSDC is, for now, the only facility for heavy-vehicle licence training.
The land parcel along Lorong Bistari can be developed for a maximum permissible gross floor area of 72,500 sq m for driving circuits and other related facilities, the authorities said.
The site will have a lease period of 30 years.
The tender will close at 12pm on Jan 15, 2026.
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The existing centre will be phased out as part of plans to redevelop the area for new residential developments, the Urban Redevelopment Authority and Singapore Police Force said in a news release on Wednesday (Oct 8).
A public tender for a site of around 12,889 sq m situated along Lorong Bistari was launched on Wednesday for the development of the new centre, which will cater to people learning to drive vehicles of all classes.
Lorong Bistari is now an access road at the western fringe of Chua Chu Kang town and will be realigned by the successful tender bidder to serve the future driving centre.
The new driving centre will be near Yew Tee MRT station. Its multi-storey design will serve to optimise land use while providing comprehensive training facilities to better meet the growing demand for driving licences, URA and the police said.
It will feature advanced training technologies and facilities for driving training and testing.
These will include simulator technology, separate circuits for training and testing, and intelligent driving circuits that use advanced sensor technology and real-time monitoring systems to assess learners' proficiency.
There will be at least two intelligent driving circuits to enable circuit assessment for all classes of driving licence and at least two nursery circuits to cater to both car and motorcycle learners.
The new centre will also have Class 4 and Class 5 training and testing capabilities to supplement the Singapore Safety Driving Centre (SSDC).
The SSDC is, for now, the only facility for heavy-vehicle licence training.
The land parcel along Lorong Bistari can be developed for a maximum permissible gross floor area of 72,500 sq m for driving circuits and other related facilities, the authorities said.
The site will have a lease period of 30 years.
The tender will close at 12pm on Jan 15, 2026.
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