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Kheam Hock Road, Singapore (2 August 2017)
Kheam Hock Road is a road in Novena, Singapore. It connects Lornie Road in the north to the intersection with Dunearn Road and Bukit Timah Road in the south. On the northern end, an underpass has been built in 2019 to provide through traffic from Lornie Road to Kheam Hock Road, bypassing Lornie Highway, which also has ramps connected to Kheam Hock Road.
Roads forming junctions with Kheam Hock Road include University Road, Trevose Crescent, Tudor Close, Jalan Tempua and Trevose Crescent.
Kheam Hock Road was given its name in 1923. It was named after Tan Kheam Hock (1862-1922)1, the son of a merchant from Penang, Tan Teng Pong. The younger Tan served as Justice of Peace as well as Municipal Commissioner. It was through his effort that the Bukit Brown Cemetery was established in 1922.
Map of Kheam Hock Road, Singapore
Kheam Hock Road on Google Street View
Kheam Hock Road (Jul 2019)References
- Singapore Street Names - A Study of Toponymics by Victor R Savage and Brenda S.A. Yeoh (2013), ISBN 978-981-4408-35-6
List of the Streets in Singapore; Discover Singapore
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