Today ran this story on 24 April 2009:
Hole in ECP causes massive jam
Lin Yanqin
A DEPRESSION about half-a-metre deep on the East Coast Parkway (ECP) near Marina Bay caused traffic to back up all the way to Lower Delta Road yesterday evening, as parts of the road were cordoned off for repairs.
No accidents were reported to the Police or the Singapore Civil Defence Force.
According to the Land Transport Authority (LTA), the depression — about two metres wide and 50cm deep — appeared at about 2.15pm yesterday on the ECP just before the Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort construction site. The cause was “likely due to ground settlement”, the LTA said in a statement to the media, adding that the matter was still being investigated.
As of yesterday evening, one lane on the ECP remained closed to traffic as LTA engineers worked on filling the depression and stabilising the surrounding area.
As he drove past the cordoned-off area yesterday, a 27-year-old motorist, who only wanted to be identified as Mr Zhu, said: “If anyone had driven over it really fast, it would have been a very serious accident.”
Friday, April 24, 2009
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Due to the rise in sea level as well as the building of circle line. The drainage basin has been disturbed. Hence the hole of such had occurred. Can predict that more of such holes will occur in the near future. Try to avoid this stretch of road.
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