Sembawang Hot Spring Park will be undergoing a makeover.

It will be developed into a community park 10 times its current size.

The National Parks Board has unveiled plans to turn the 0.1 hectare space, located about 100m off Gambas Avenue, into a 1.1 hectare park.

Hot spring

The hot spring water is heated underground at more than 100°C.

Its source is currently unknown. Its origin is believed to be northwest of its actual location, possibly at Bukit Timah.

The high pressure underground causes the water to seep upwards through cracks, forcing itself out of the ground and onto the surface.

The temperature of the spring water is measured to be a constant 70°C.

It is hot enough to cook eggs.

Work starts 2018

Work on the park will begin in early 2018 and is expected to be completed by 2019.

In the meantime, NParks is getting the public to submit feedback for the proposed plans to develop the park.

The public can do so from now till Dec. 10, 2017.

These are the options available:

If you are a typical Singaporean, you must tick all the choices so you can have the best of all worlds:

Submit your feedback here.

Read about the detailed plans here, here and here.

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