Bulim

Bulim is a sub-zone of Jurong West. Bulim was split off from Wenya in 2014.

This sub-zone is composed with Businesses, Educational Institutions, Residential developments and Civic and Community Institutions.

History
Prior to the 1990s, the sub-zone was part of the Bulim estate (a Slum) and where the Bulim Hill Cemetery (a Chinese cemetery) was located. In 1984, the cemetery was closed and exhumed thereafter to make way for the Kranji and Pan Island expressways. This segregated the Bulim estate and its western section became a sub-zone of Jurong West and was given the name Wenya.

In the 1990s, the development of Wenya began. Originally designed to be a residential sub-zone, the first two housing estates were completed in 2000 and 2002 respectively, complemented with the re-location of Corporation Primary and Westwood Secondary schools to the area in 2001, and the building of associated facilities for living. In 2005, the Housing and Development Board released two land parcels in the sub-zone for interim uses.

In 2007, the sub-zone was however re-zoned to be an Industrial area and the eastern section (occupying majority of the sub-zone) carved out and re-designed as Wenya Industrial Park. In 2012, a study was conducted to assess a new road network at the sub-zone for the industrial development. This led to the construction of Wenya Avenue and Wenya Street in 2013

In 2014, the names of Wenya Avenue and Wenya Street was changed to Bulim Avenue and Bulim Street respectively. This indicates a possible re-name of the sub-zone to Bulim - to recognise the heritage of this area.

Bulim Industrial Park
Situated east of the existing residential developments in the sub-zone, this is an Industrial zone that has been steadily developing since 2012. It will be part of the 2 West Integrated industrial township, which includes the neighboring NTU, CleanTech Park and a section of Tengah.

With the completion of a data centre and a corporate headquarters in the zone, the first section of the Industrial Park is set to open in 2014, followed by the opening of the second section in 2015, when a new bus depot, to be operated by SMRT Buses, is ready.