Road above Circle Line construction site caves in

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Channel NewsAsia - 44 minutes ago

SINGAPORE: A section of the road above a Circle Line construction site near Holland Road caved in on Saturday morning, creating a massive hole. No one was injured.

The hole, directly in front of two private houses along Cornwall Gardens Road, measured 8 by 7 metres and is 3 metres deep.

According to the Land Transport Authority, tunnelling work about 25 metres under the road was in progress when it caved in.

The tunnelling work is part of the last few stages of the Circle Line construction in the area, between Holland and Farrer Road Station.

One family, whose house is right in front of the cave—in, said they noticed a huge crack about 8.30pm Friday before that section of the road collapsed at about 5am the next day.

"This morning (when) I woke up....my little brother and I went out to look and there was a huge hole in the road about 20 feet long and maybe 10 feet wide and it is filled with water," said 14—year—old Eliot Sperling.

Eliot and his brother Owen said that after the incident, their water supply and Internet connection was cut off.

Three other households in the area also lost their access to cable TV and Internet as the cables were severed after the accident.

938LIVE understands it may take weeks before the cable wires can be restored.

LTA has offered one of the affected families transport and temporary hotel accommodation to minimise further inconvenience.

This is not the first time roads have caved in near tunnelling works of the Circle Line.

Last year, the Building and Construction Authority issued a stop—work order for the Telok Blangah site after a stretch of the road, about 7 metres long, sank 20 centimetres. — 938LIVE.

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Road Subsidence At Cornwall Gardens Road

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Channel NewsAsia - 1 hour 43 minutes ago

SINGAPORE: The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has said expects one lane of Cornwall Gardens Road to be opened this Friday.

LTA said its inspection of the area is complete and reassures the public that buildings in the area are safe.

The family that has moved to the hotel since the incident has returned home. Telecommunications network to the area is up and running as well.

Cornwall Gardens Road has been blocked off since part of it caved in due to the MRT Circle Line construction.

Although tunnelling work in the area has stopped, LTA said the incident will not affect the Circle Line’s construction schedule. — CNA/so

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Works to Restore Cornwall Gardens Road in Good Progress

1. The road subsidence which occurred at Cornwall Gardens road on Saturday, 24 May, had been back-filled by 5.00pm on the same day and works are in progress to restore the area.

2. LTA engineers and contractors have inspected the monitoring instruments installed at the houses and on the ground in the vicinity, and are satisfied that the houses and surrounding area are safe.

3. The incident had caused water disruption to three houses and telecommunication disruption to one house. The LTA had provided potable drinking water to the households during this period.

4. The water supply was restored on Saturday night and the telecommunications network restored on Monday, 26 May.

5. Although there has been no damage to the power cables, SP PowerGrid and PowerGas engineers are continuing to check the electrical cables and gas pipes in the vicinity.

6. As a precautionary measure, electricity to the cables and gas to the pipes at the site have been turned off. However, electricity and piped gas supply to residents in the area have not been affected, as electricity and piped gas are being supplied through alternative cables and pipes.

7. One lane of the Cornwall Gardens road is expected to re-open on Friday, 30 May, depending on weather conditions and the progress of the utilities inspection. Meanwhile, members of the public are advised to avoid the road.

8. The family that was moved to a hotel on the day of the incident has since returned to their home. The LTA will continue to provide assistance to the residents in the vicinity to minimise any inconvenience caused to them.

9. While the tunnelling work at this site has stopped to facilitate inspection and further grouting works, the LTA does not expect this incident to affect the overall progress of the Circle Line, scheduled for completion from 2009 onwards.