Yew Tee is a residential area in the

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. Yew Tee is a cluster of

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flats and private condominums, As a relatively new estate, a large proportion of its residents are young families and middle income earners.

Etymology and history

Yew Tee is originally a village off Woodlands Road. During the

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, oil was stored in the village and the village became known as Yew Tee ("oil pond" in Teochew). The village used to have more than 300 families residing there which consists mostly of farmers growing vegetables and rearing ducks and chickens. In the 1980s, development of the area led to the villagers moving away from Yew Tee.

Housing

As part of the Choa Chu Kang New Town, all the apartments are built after 1993. Yew Tee is divided into two towns - Limbang and Yew Tee. Limbang has a smaller land area than Yew Tee. Yew Tee point serves Yew Tee residents while Limbang Shopping Center serves Limbang residents.

Infrastructure

Education

To cater to the mainly young families population of three neighbourhoods, there are several primary and secondary schools in Yew Tee. Primary schools consist of De La Salle School, Singapore,

Kranji Primary School Kranji is a suburb in northwestern Singapore, bounded by Sungei Kadut to the north, Turf Club to the east, as well as Lim Chu Kang and the Western Water Catchment to the west. It is located about from the city centre and it came from Malay word ...

, Unity Primary School and

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. Secondary schools consist of Kranji Secondary School, Regent Secondary School and Unity Secondary School.

Transportation

Yew Tee has a MRT station,

Yew Tee MRT station Yew Tee MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South line in Choa Chu Kang, Singapore, located at Choa Chu Kang Drive near the junction of Choa Chu Kang North 6 and Choa Chu Kang Street 62. Yew Tee station ...

, built in 1996 as part of the 16-km Woodlands Extension. The town is served by public

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es such a
Service 302
an
Service 307
from the

Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange is a bus interchange which mainly serves the residential neighbourhood of Choa Chu Kang. It is located at Choa Chu Kang Loop and connected to Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT station and the Lot One Shoppers' Mall. Opened in ...

. In Dec 2015, under the DTL2 Bukit Panjang Bus Service Enhancements
Service 979
was introduced to provide a vital link for Yew Tee residents to Bukit Panjang, the Downtown Line. There are also new short-haul buses added to bring residents from Choa Chu Kang/ Yew Tee to Bukit Panjang MRT Station.

Recreation

There are 3 parks in Yew Tee, namely Limbang Park, Stagmont Park and Yew Tee Park. There is also a

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located within the vicinity of Yew Tee. In March 2009, a new shopping mall and condominium was opened. The shopping mall is known as Yew Tee Point and the condominium is known as Yew Tee Residences. The Pang Sua Canal park connector forms part of the Western Adventure Loop linking various parks in Yew Tee, Choa Chu Kang and Bukit Panjang. In 2019, Minister

Lawrence Wong Lawrence Wong Shyun Tsai ( zh, c=黄循财, p=Huáng Xúncái; born 18 December 1972) is a Singaporean politician, economist and former civil servant who has been serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore since 2022 alongside Heng Swee Keat ...

announced plans for a new integrated hub in Yew Tee. It will consist of a community club, HDB block, hawker centre, polyclinic as well as a kidney dialysis centre. It is set to be completed in 2026.

Army camps

The Kranji Camp was built in 1994 when Yew Tee was developed. Thereafter, the military police and Kranji Detention Barracks was moved in from the Woodlands Camp in 2000. There was a growing need for the expansion of Kranji Camp, called Kranji Camp II which was built in 2004. The Mowbray Camp and Police Dog K9 Unit was shifted from Ulu Pandan in 2003 to Kranji. The Kranji Camp III was built in 2009 to replace Ayer Rajah Camp and Portsdown Camp due to the redevelopment of one-North area for chemical sciences and lifestyle hub.

References

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