Excavation works for new MRT line caused Woodlands sinkhole
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Sinkhole along Woodlands Road leading to Upper Bukit Timah on March 16, 2013. It was excavation works for the Downtown Line 2 that caused last Saturday's massive sinkhole on Woodlands Road. The construction destabilised the soil, which ruptured an underground water pipe. -- ST FILE PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
It was excavation works for the Downtown Line 2 that caused last Saturday's massive sinkhole on Woodlands Road. The construction destabilised the soil, which ruptured an underground water pipe.
The soil movement and pipe's rupture then weakened the ground under the road, causing the sinkhole to open up.
That is according to the Land Transport Authority (LTA), which has concluded its investigation into the cause of the incident.
The sinkhole, which was as wide as one of the road's lanes, appeared near West View Primary School, next to where construction work for Downtown Line 2 is being carried out.
