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Repair works completed; LTA says checks confirm that roads are safe to use

- Esther Loi

The stretch of Tanjong Katong Road South that has been closed for repairs after a sinkhole emerged there about a week ago will be progressively reopened to traffic from noon on Aug 2.

Announcing this in a Facebook post on Aug 1, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said the affected stretch will open gradually - with the section from ECP to Mountbatten Road opening from noon on Aug 2, while the opposite bound from Mountbatten Road to ECP will open later from 5am on Aug 4.

LTA and national water agency PUB have completed repair works and an assessment of the safety of the affected road sections along Tanjong Katong Road South and the surrounding roads.

These checks, conducted in consultation with the Building and Construction Authority (BCA), have confirmed that these roads are safe to use, added LTA.

The sinkhole formed near a PUB construction site with sewer laying works.

LTA said bus services 36 and 48, which were temporarily diverted, will return to plying their usual routes eastwards towards Changi Airport and Bedok from noon on Aug 2.