I won't call it a misery for us. I welcome all this trouble and
headaches for now because in the future when the MRT is done, I
wont be getting stucked at Bukit Timah in the daily weekday jams
again, which can last up to 20mins. Sure there must be a con for
having a more efficient system.
But i will call it as a misery for the engineers. No night
work/construction/road works, because there are sensitive
residential areas around. Bukit Timah road is one of the busiest
road in singapore, diverting the lanes is bound to be a severe
headache, somemore all this diverting works cant be done at night,
hence they are only done on weekends where there are no peak hours.
However, this results in time-wasting jam for people using the
road.
Just now saw the engineer and foreman kena confronted by traffic
police. Quite a sight really
I call it a misery because they knew it was coming and yet
insufficiently prepared for it.
No warning signs at the entry junction of Jalan Jurong
Kechil where cars could have been warned to take the alternative
route (by going straight and round Beauty World).
For the video's instance, it was ridiciulous (and
naive for the authorities) to have tree pruning
approved on the right lane and construction on the left lane at the
same time leaving only the center one running!
