Part of Bukit Timah Rd closed

• TIB1234T

  4 Jul 10, 09:10

  Originally posted by Scania N113CRB luver:

  That one the stairs were refurbished alr. Same design as this bridge tho. Last year also got one 4.5m barrier near the Bukit Timah/Hillview KTM bridge kena knocked down by a truck crane also. 67, 75, 170,184, 961 diverted to Hume Avenue. First time take a bendy bus via Hume avenue.

  So that means, from 10.30am till around 7pm dont have SBST service(except 52) serving NP towards clementi?

  
  Maybe have for 74 and 154 I think, like svc 961 lor.

• SBS9818A

  4 Jul 10, 10:26

  Originally posted by Scania N113CRB luver:

  That one the stairs were refurbished alr. Same design as this bridge tho. Last year also got one 4.5m barrier near the Bukit Timah/Hillview KTM bridge kena knocked down by a truck crane also. 67, 75, 170,184, 961 diverted to Hume Avenue. First time take a bendy bus via Hume avenue.

  So that means, from 10.30am till around 7pm dont have SBST service(except 52) serving NP towards clementi?

  roads only closed from 2pm onwards.. only route from NP to Clementi is 52 or 184 lor. 52 would have been stuck in the heavy PIE traffic anyway.

• service_238

  4 Jul 10, 11:42

  Originally posted by ^tamago^:

  upper bukit timah road near bt panjang also got one old overhead bridge...

  
  Serangoon Rd near st michael's rd is another one..

• MarcusJoshua

  5 Jul 10, 23:01

  Hi guys, allow me to share my HORRID exp with that road closure. I took svc 171 from Farrer road, upon knowing that road closed ahead.

   

  Some People dunno buses are diverted, and many commuters still waiting at HCJC, Cornonation plaza, Kings Centre all waiting for buses, erm SBST, SMRT guides pls ?..

   

  The poor svc 171 driver dunno where to go, he not sure turn at sixth ave or clementi road. In the end with passengers help, screaming TURN TURN !!! TURN !!!  he drove all the way down to holland pass sixth ave and u turn at pandan valley. LOL. the best part another svc 171 following blindly behind. Sighz.. i really pity these 2 drivers, where are the SMRT guides ?? Accoring to the driver he is supposed to turn at 6th ave, but dunno where is it.. He Drove pass it, which left passengers scolding him.

   

  Surely someone from SMRT got to intervene and help drivers. I think the driver which i was on, suppose to reach Yishun Int roughly abt 7:30pm. At 7pm, he still U-turning at Pandan valley, i dunno how is he going to reach int in half an hour.

   

  Funny part many stun looking people at Holland V bus stop was wondering, esp the JB bus  I.e 170 along holland road. Going JB ? take 170 from Holland V !!! LOL, 171 ? 74 ? 151 ? 66 ? 154 ? 174 ? 67 ?

• SBS8292Y

  5 Jul 10, 23:39

  the overhead bridge should be gone soon i think?

• MarcusJoshua

  6 Jul 10, 16:58

  well the last time i saw it, yesterday, is that they have removed the damaged half of the bridge that stretch across Bukit Timah road. The staircase down from the bridge to sixth ave is there.

   

  The other half of the bridge with the staircase down to turf city that stretch across Dunearn Road is still there.

   

  I have jokingly told myself, its a overhead bridge with a missing link. LOL.

   

  LTA i'm sure will do something about it soon, but i'm hopeful that if LTA wanna do something about the bridge, they will do it the wee hours of the morning, lest another massive jam will happen.  

• sbst275

  7 Jul 10, 08:40

  The old bridges ht is just nice for double decks.

  but to think of it, how sturdy are these old bridges aft all these years.

  I dunno if it's a concrete one tat got knocked instead.