Tanjong Katong sinkhole backfilled; road to be repaved after LTA tests


LTA’s tests will include drilling probes that are up to 20m deep into the soil to check that there are no air pockets. - GOH PEI MING/FACEBOOK

SINGAPORE: The cavity along Tanjong Katong Road South that resulted in the formation of a sinkhole has been backfilled, and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) will conduct tests before the caved-in road is repaved.

Giving this update in a Facebook post on July 28, Goh Pei Ming, an MP for Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC, said the LTA’s tests will include drilling probes that are up to 20m deep into the soil to check that there are no air pockets.

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