Flash floods at Punggol Way, Hougang Avenue 8 due to heavy rain: PUB
SINGAPORE — Flash floods had occurred in at least two areas in Singapore due to heavy rain on Monday morning (Aug 30), PUB said.
In a tweet, the national water agency advised motorists to avoid Punggol Way, at the slip road to the Tampines Expressway, because one out of the road’s three lanes was affected by flooding.
The other flash flood was along Hougang Avenue 8, which affected one out of two lanes.
As at 11am, the agency had issued more than 30 flood warnings for at least 10 other locations across Singapore.
The locations were:
• Sime Darby Centre
• Balestier Road and Thomson Road
• Upper Paya Lebar Road
• Lorong Buangkok
• Happy Avenue North in MacPherson
• MacPherson Road
• Yio Chu Kang Road
• Puay Hee Avenue and Siak Kew Avenue in Potong Pasir
• Siang Kuang Avenue in Potong Pasir
• Choa Chu Kang Avenue 1 and Teck Whye Lane
Last Tuesday, there were flash floods across the island, with rainfall at a record high.
The flooding occurred along Dunearn Road between Sime Darby Centre and Binjai Park, causing roads to be impassable.
Videos circulating on social media last Tuesday showed flooded roads and bus stops in other areas across the island, such as along Cashew Road and Jurong Gateway Road.
On Aug 20, five people had to be rescued from partially submerged vehicles after heavy rain in the morning similarly triggered a flash flood near furniture store Ikea Tampines. One person had to be taken to the hospital.
PUB said it was investigating if construction works may have caused the flooding.
PUB to raise 450m stretch of Dunearn Road to reduce risk of flash floods
SINGAPORE - National water agency PUB will be raising a 450m stretch of Dunearn Road, where flash floods have occurred three times this year, to reduce the risk of such incidents there.
The works are expected to be completed by November this year, PUB said in a statement on Saturday (Aug 28). Details on how high the road will be raised are still being fine-tuned.
The raising of the road will be an interim flood-proofing measure before ongoing drainage expansion works in the Bukit Timah area are completed by the first quarter of 2024.
PUB said that the drainage improvement project to widen and deepen a 900m section of the Bukit Timah Canal will help to address the problem.
On Tuesday, heavy rain caused a flash flood that resulted in the stretch of Dunearn Road between Sime Darby Centre and Binjai Park to become impassable for about 40 minutes.
That day, more rain pelted western Singapore in three hours than the average rainfall for the whole month of August. On July 12 and April 17 this year, heavy rain also caused flash flooding incidents there.
PUB said: "When completed, the upgraded canal will enhance flood protection for the surrounding area including Dunearn Road, and reduce the risk of flash floods occurring."
PUB said that the drainage improvement project to widen and deepen a 900m section of the Bukit Timah Canal will help to address the problem.
The fuck this will help. Mark my words, in the end PUB will still fail to rein in them floods as per previous instances, which only means taxpayers' monies shall yet again be thrown down the drain.
Flash floods reported across various parts of Singapore after heavy rain
SINGAPORE — Heavy rain caused flash floods across several parts of Singapore on Tuesday (Aug 24) morning as rainfall closed in on record highs.
In a Facebook post, national water agency PUB said that flash floods occurred along Dunearn Road between Sime Darby Centre and Binjai Park, causing roads to be impassable.
The floods there happened at 10.08am before subsiding around 10.50am.
PUB said in a separate Facebook post that its quick response teams were activated to close a portion of the road and divert traffic.
The western area of Singapore recorded the highest rainfall on Tuesday morning.
From 7.50am to 10.40am, the rainfall station at Bukit Panjang Road recorded 159.8mm of rain, the agency said.
“This corresponds to 109 per cent of Singapore's average monthly rainfall in August.”
The rainfall recorded on Bukit Panjang Road was within the top 0.5 per cent of the maximum rainfall registered in Singapore in a single day since 1981, it added.
Member of Parliament (MP) Sim Ann said that she received many photos from residents and volunteers of the flooding, including on Bukit Timah Road near King Albert Park, Eng Kong and Toh Yi. Ms Sim is MP for Holland-Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency, which covers the area around Dunearn Road.
“Whether you’re driving or walking, please be careful,” she wrote in a Facebook post sharing these photos.
Videos circulating on social media on Tuesday showed flooded roads and bus stops in other areas across the island, such as at Cashew Road and Jurong Gateway Road.
Around 9.45am, PUB issued flood risk warnings at four locations where water levels in the drains and canals reached 90 per cent, urging commuters to avoid these areas for the next hour.
They were:
• Upper Bukit Timah Road from Hazel Park Terrace to Chestnut Drive
• Woodlands Road exit on the Kranji Expressway
• Sime Darby Centre
• Sunset Drive and Sunset Way
Last Friday, five people had to be rescued from partially submerged vehicles after heavy rain in the morning similarly triggered a flash flood near furniture store Ikea Tampines.
Thirteen vehicles were found stationary and partially submerged in water when Singapore Civil Defence Force crew arrived at the junction of Tampines Avenue 10 and Pasir Ris Drive 12.
PUB said then that it was investigating the cause of the flood to determine if there were any construction works nearby that had affected the drains or obstructed the drainage flow of the storm water.
This only makes it even more imperative that kids learn how to swim. The odds of Sinkies drowning in a flood are probably now greater than that of dying from COVID-19.
Despite spending almost a billion bucks on enhancing drainage systems islandwide the exceptionally useless PAP government comes no closer to arresting flooding problems.
This swimming pool just by the road kym?
Wah King's Road in Bukit Timah become swimming pool liao, can see rubbish bins floating on water!
Kumgong Sinkie loses his life in night swim dare!
Flash floods at Punggol Way, Hougang Avenue 8 due to heavy rain: PUB
SINGAPORE — Flash floods had occurred in at least two areas in Singapore due to heavy rain on Monday morning (Aug 30), PUB said.
In a tweet, the national water agency advised motorists to avoid Punggol Way, at the slip road to the Tampines Expressway, because one out of the road’s three lanes was affected by flooding.
The other flash flood was along Hougang Avenue 8, which affected one out of two lanes.
As at 11am, the agency had issued more than 30 flood warnings for at least 10 other locations across Singapore.
The locations were:
• Sime Darby Centre
• Balestier Road and Thomson Road
• Upper Paya Lebar Road
• Lorong Buangkok
• Happy Avenue North in MacPherson
• MacPherson Road
• Yio Chu Kang Road
• Puay Hee Avenue and Siak Kew Avenue in Potong Pasir
• Siang Kuang Avenue in Potong Pasir
• Choa Chu Kang Avenue 1 and Teck Whye Lane
Last Tuesday, there were flash floods across the island, with rainfall at a record high.
The flooding occurred along Dunearn Road between Sime Darby Centre and Binjai Park, causing roads to be impassable.
Videos circulating on social media last Tuesday showed flooded roads and bus stops in other areas across the island, such as along Cashew Road and Jurong Gateway Road.
On Aug 20, five people had to be rescued from partially submerged vehicles after heavy rain in the morning similarly triggered a flash flood near furniture store Ikea Tampines. One person had to be taken to the hospital.
PUB said it was investigating if construction works may have caused the flooding.
More at https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/flash-floods-punggol-way-hougang-avenue-8-due-heavy-rain-pub
PUB to raise 450m stretch of Dunearn Road to reduce risk of flash floods
SINGAPORE - National water agency PUB will be raising a 450m stretch of Dunearn Road, where flash floods have occurred three times this year, to reduce the risk of such incidents there.
The works are expected to be completed by November this year, PUB said in a statement on Saturday (Aug 28). Details on how high the road will be raised are still being fine-tuned.
The raising of the road will be an interim flood-proofing measure before ongoing drainage expansion works in the Bukit Timah area are completed by the first quarter of 2024.
PUB said that the drainage improvement project to widen and deepen a 900m section of the Bukit Timah Canal will help to address the problem.
On Tuesday, heavy rain caused a flash flood that resulted in the stretch of Dunearn Road between Sime Darby Centre and Binjai Park to become impassable for about 40 minutes.
That day, more rain pelted western Singapore in three hours than the average rainfall for the whole month of August. On July 12 and April 17 this year, heavy rain also caused flash flooding incidents there.
PUB said: "When completed, the upgraded canal will enhance flood protection for the surrounding area including Dunearn Road, and reduce the risk of flash floods occurring."
More at https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/pub-to-raise-450m-stretch-of-flood-prone-dunearn-road-to-reduce-risk-of-flash
Flash floods reported across various parts of Singapore after heavy rain
SINGAPORE — Heavy rain caused flash floods across several parts of Singapore on Tuesday (Aug 24) morning as rainfall closed in on record highs.
In a Facebook post, national water agency PUB said that flash floods occurred along Dunearn Road between Sime Darby Centre and Binjai Park, causing roads to be impassable.
The floods there happened at 10.08am before subsiding around 10.50am.
PUB said in a separate Facebook post that its quick response teams were activated to close a portion of the road and divert traffic.
The western area of Singapore recorded the highest rainfall on Tuesday morning.
From 7.50am to 10.40am, the rainfall station at Bukit Panjang Road recorded 159.8mm of rain, the agency said.
“This corresponds to 109 per cent of Singapore's average monthly rainfall in August.”
The rainfall recorded on Bukit Panjang Road was within the top 0.5 per cent of the maximum rainfall registered in Singapore in a single day since 1981, it added.
Member of Parliament (MP) Sim Ann said that she received many photos from residents and volunteers of the flooding, including on Bukit Timah Road near King Albert Park, Eng Kong and Toh Yi. Ms Sim is MP for Holland-Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency, which covers the area around Dunearn Road.
“Whether you’re driving or walking, please be careful,” she wrote in a Facebook post sharing these photos.
Videos circulating on social media on Tuesday showed flooded roads and bus stops in other areas across the island, such as at Cashew Road and Jurong Gateway Road.
Around 9.45am, PUB issued flood risk warnings at four locations where water levels in the drains and canals reached 90 per cent, urging commuters to avoid these areas for the next hour.
They were:
• Upper Bukit Timah Road from Hazel Park Terrace to Chestnut Drive
• Woodlands Road exit on the Kranji Expressway
• Sime Darby Centre
• Sunset Drive and Sunset Way
Last Friday, five people had to be rescued from partially submerged vehicles after heavy rain in the morning similarly triggered a flash flood near furniture store Ikea Tampines.
Thirteen vehicles were found stationary and partially submerged in water when Singapore Civil Defence Force crew arrived at the junction of Tampines Avenue 10 and Pasir Ris Drive 12.
PUB said then that it was investigating the cause of the flood to determine if there were any construction works nearby that had affected the drains or obstructed the drainage flow of the storm water.
https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/flash-floods-reported-across-various-parts-singapore-after-heavy-rain
Sibei serious floods happened at Tampines Ave 10 and Pasir Ris Drive 12 this morning!
Who wants to go fishing in Jurong? :P
Mad respect for this food delivery rider.
Despite spending almost a billion bucks on enhancing drainage systems islandwide the exceptionally useless PAP government comes no closer to arresting flooding problems.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/300m-upgrade-to-bukit-timah-first-diversion-canal-completed-after-close-to-a-two-year
https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/s500-million-be-pumped-upgrading-drains-over-next-3-years-pub
Time really flies, can't believe another 50 years has already passed.