Tanjong Katong sinkhole backfilled; road to be repaved after LTA tests
Giving this update in a Facebook post on July 28, Mr Goh Pei Ming, an MP for Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC, said the LTA's tests will include drilling probes, which are up to 20m deep into the soil, to check that there are no air pockets.
These come on top of radar scans to assess ground conditions.
A section of Tanjong Katong Road South collapsed on the evening of July 26, swallowing a car and its driver. The driver was rescued and sent to Raffles Hospital for observation. She had experienced muscular pain.
The road has since been closed, with traffic and bus services diverted.
The tests and analysis will take some time, said Mr Goh, who is also Minister of State for Home Affairs as well as Social and Family Development.
'I understand residents are keen to know when the road can be reopened. I think it is best we give the agencies the time to be doubly sure the road is safe before we reopen,' he added.
Mr Goh said traffic was smooth when he visited the site on the morning of July 28, noting that LTA had put out messages to motorists, as well as worked with the Ministry of Education to notify parents of road diversions.
Tanjong Katong Road South is on the boundary of Mountbatten constituency and Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC.
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