Bridge collapse at Nicoll Highway
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http://www.channelnewsasia.com/cna/nicoll/index.htm
image from nicoll highway -
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/cna/nicoll/webcast.htm
Live Webcast from Nicoll Highway skycam at Millenia Tower -
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/cna/nicoll/webcast.htm
Live Webcast from Nicoll Highway skycam at Millenia Tower -
SBS Transit Press Release
Temporary Diversion Of Bus Services Along Nicoll Highway
Due to the collapse of Nicoll Highway, five SBS Transit Services, namely Services 10, 14, 16, 70 and 196 will be diverted to ply along Mountbatten Road, Geylang Road, Kallang Road, Jalan Sultan, Beach Road and Bras Basah Road before resuming the original route towards the city. In the return direction, these services would be diverted to ply Bras Basah Road / Stamford Road, Beach Road, Jalan Sultan, Sims Avenue, Geylang Lor 1 and Mountbatten Road until further notice.
Meanwhile, we have deployed Traffic Inspectors and patrol cars on site to assist passengers at two pairs of bus stops along the affected stretch of road.
Source:
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Why is service 401 not mentioned in the SBST press release?
Services 16, 401 and 608 buses may not ply National Stadium area as these buses cannot use Nicoll Highway to/from Mountbatten Rd. Service 11 may enter and exits via Stadium Boulevard. This is because Nicoll Highway between Middle Rd and Mountbatten Rd is closed to traffic. Refer to LTA press release
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I wonder why the buses are diverted to ply Jln Sultan instead of Crawford St?
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It's amazing that no vehicles were on that stretch of the road when the incident happened.
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Think it was very lucky. If any vehicles were there, it would add to more casualties. Thank goodness it happened during off peak.Originally posted by tranquilice:It's amazing that no vehicles were on that stretch of the road when the incident happened.
Congrats to your 6k as well.
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But off peak there's still a lot of vehicles plying the road. It's very lucky.Originally posted by AdAptAliS:Think it was very lucky. If any vehicles were there, it would add to more casualties. Thank goodness it happened during off peak.
Congrats to your 6k as well.
Thanks.
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Photos from Straits Times website.
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Anyone know what is the huge well at the top middle corner used for? -
Read today's papers. According to eyewitness accounts, there was a huge ball of fire that made drivers stop before the accident site.Originally posted by tranquilice:It's amazing that no vehicles were on that stretch of the road when the incident happened.
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if there was a fireball, how come the reports by CNA says it wasn't explosions but a collapsed tunnel?
conspiracies abound!
and the eyewitnesses have no vested interests... the LTA engineers do..Originally posted by Yusry:Read today's papers. According to eyewitness accounts, there was a huge ball of fire that made drivers stop before the accident site.
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How about the Straits Times showing a photo of a fireball on HOME section? Are you saying it's a doctored photo?Originally posted by the Bear:if there was a fireball, how come the reports by CNA says it wasn't explosions but a collapsed tunnel?
conspiracies abound!
and the eyewitnesses have no vested interests... the LTA engineers do.. -
http://www.straitstimes.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,246932,00.html?Originally posted by the Bear:if there was a fireball, how come the reports by CNA says it wasn't explosions but a collapsed tunnel?
conspiracies abound!
and the eyewitnesses have no vested interests... the LTA engineers do.. -
nope, i'm saying that someone who gave a statement to the CNA journalists yesterday was bullsh1tting...Originally posted by Yusry:How about the Straits Times showing a photo of a fireball on HOME section? Are you saying it's a doctored photo?
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Originally posted by the Bear:nope, i'm saying that someone who gave a statement to the CNA journalists yesterday was bullsh1tting... It's drama.
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Quote from FM93.3 tdy morning at ard 0710:
( translated into English )
...........Shuttle svcs 608 and 700 are also affected.......
Svc 700? Shuttle svc ( duan2 cheng3 ba1 shi4 ) -
Wonder if new guides would be printed for these services as the amendments would be for at least 2 months.
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SBST, "Wait long long, guide freak."Originally posted by SBS9818A:Wonder if new guides would be printed for these services as the amendments would be for at least 2 months.
ok i went on a ride on SBST16 this late afternoon to analyse the bus diversion. I find that SBST16 is the most interesting route of the 5 routes that were diverted. Here's SBST16's diverted route. This would include at the bus stops called along the way.
Towards Marine Parade:
Bras Basah Rd - Raffles Hotel
Beach Rd - Raffles Hotel
Beach Rd - Opp Plaza Parkroyal
Jln Sultan - Opp Textile Ctr
Victoria St - Express
Kallang Rd - Express
Sims Ave - Express
Geylang Lor 1 - Express
Mountbatten Rd - Handicapped Voc Sch
Stadium Cres - KFC
After this bus stop at junction of Stadium Walk & Cres, the bus stopped at the middle of the road and talk to a TI (Traffic Inspector). It seems like TI instructed the driver to turn right instead of going to Kallang Theatre to U-Turn. Or did TI told the driver to use New Stadium Drive and continue via normal route from Stadium Rd? Well as far as I know, this is the next bus stop that the driver called...
Stadium Walk - Express
Stadium Boulevard - Opp KFC
Old Airport Rd - bla bla bla..
Towards City:
Old Airport Rd - bla bla bla..
Stadium Cres - KFC
Stadium Walk - Opp CP F
Stadium Walk - Indoor Stadium
Stadium Rd - CP B
New Stadium Drive - Express
Stadium Boulevard - Express
Mountbatten Rd - Opp Handicapped Voc Sch
I alighted there.. not sure after that.
On my return trip in direction towards city, i saw a MRP 16 plied the following route after Stadium Cres:
Stadium Walk, New Stadium Drive, Stadium Rd, and continue via normal 16 route to MRP.
Note: The buses that I was on stopped at those bus stops because someone wants to alight while for Beach Rd stops.. boarding.
After this analysis, I concluded that the diverted buses does not allow boarding and alighting activites along Kallang Rd and Victoria St. Otherwise, it would further delay their trip time. It seems like drivers stop at bus stops with this sign displayed. Kallang Rd and Victoria St doesnt have it.
http://www.geocities.com/malsohmt/Notice1.JPG
Time: 1744 hrs at Mountbatten Rd stop. SBST11 arrived at the Handicapped Voc Sch bus stop where the ETA is 1740 hrs. It seems like SBST11 have practically no rest because of the greater distance covered..
Time: 1749 hrs at Geylang Rd/Geylang Lor 1 junction. SBST11 present at this junction, departed 3-4 min late i guess...
I found these 2 signs along Mountbatten Rd vv weird...
http://www.geocities.com/malsohmt/Sign1.JPG
Notice at the back of this pic there's "Nicoll Highway KEEP LEFT"
http://www.geocities.com/malsohmt/Sign2.JPG
Close up view.
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Traffic Inspector Deployment Beach Rd towards Crawford St before Jln Sultan junction Mountbatten Rd towards East Coast Rd at Handicapped Voc Sch bus stop Intersection of Stadium Cres and Stadium Walk
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Any history about Nicol Highway? I remembered that it was built in 1956 and also known as Merdeka Bridge then with a lion statue.
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No... What it meant was only Sv 608. Sv 700? That would be the wrong info then...Originally posted by TIB1186Z:Quote from FM93.3 tdy morning at ard 0710:
( translated into English )
...........Shuttle svcs 608 and 700 are also affected....... Svc 700? Shuttle svc ( duan2 cheng3 ba1 shi4 ) -
Changes to service 608 is up!
http://www.tibs.com.sg/new/608.ppt
I salute TIBS for making the farestages and bus stops that 608 calls very very clear unlike some other company. -
What specifically about Nicoll Highway?Originally posted by freakybuses:Any history about Nicol Highway? I remembered that it was built in 1956 and also known as Merdeka Bridge then with a lion statue.
Anyway, Nicoll Highway is the name of Singapore's first "expressway" and not the bridge. The bridge has and probably will always be known as Merdeka Bridge.
The construction of the road began in 1952 (I think; cannot remember) after Kallang Airport moved to Paya Lebar.
It was built on reclaimed land.
