#694: Sinkhole at Tanjong Katong Swallows Car & SMRT Gets Reduced Fine for 2024 Train Disruption

A car fell into a sinkhole along Tanjong Katong Road, prompting a nationwide safety review of sewer works by PUB. Elsewhere, LTA reduced SMRT’s $3 million fine for a major East-West Line disruption to $2.4 million.

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(13:07) Sinkhole at Tanjong Katong Swallows Car
(39:17) SMRT Gets Reduced Fine for 2024 Train Disruption
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Sinkhole at Tanjong Katong Swallows Car

• Woman taken to hospital after car falls into sinkhole on Tanjong Katong Road
• Condo near Tanjong Katong sinkhole to hire independent engineers to assess safety
• Dashcam footage shows moment Tanjong Katong sinkhole open
• Tanjong Katong sinkhole: PUB calls for safety time-out to review similar sewer works across Singapore
• How quick-thinking workers helped rescue driver of car that fell into Tanjong Katong sinkhole
• [2022] Slip road to Farrer Road closed for repair of cave-in, PUB hopes to reopen it ‘in the next few days

SMRT Gets Reduced Fine for 2024 Train Disruption

• East-West Line disruption: LTA cuts SMRT's fine to S$2.4 million; amount to go to Public Transport Fund

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