Burst pipe cuts water supply to Phoenix Park office campus

A water pipe that burst recently in the Phoenix Park office campus has cut off the water supply for offices and businesses there.

- Esther Loi and Vanessa Paige Chelvan

A pre-school, enrichment centres, a yoga studio and a tailoring business were among affected businesses in the cluster of 11 colonial buildings located in Tanglin Road.

The 59,630 sq m site, which used to house the former Ministry of Home Affairs office, is managed by the Singapore Land Authority (SLA).

The disruption to the water supply started on the morning of Jan 11, and is expected to last until noon on Jan 15.

A spokesperson for master tenant LHN Group, which offers real estate management services and leases out the majority of the units in the Phoenix Park office campus to sub-tenants, told The Straits Times on Jan 14 it found out that an underground pipe had been dislodged on Jan 11, requiring "urgent rectification".

As a result, the company worked with national water agency PUB to switch off the main valve, which caused the water supply to be disrupted.

The LHN spokesperson added that the company had updated its sub-tenants on the situation via e-mail on Jan 11 and 13.