Damaged Pipe at Marine Parade That Caused a “Teh-Like” Flood Completely Repaired

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Chew Ming Hui
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Marine Parade’s limited edition “teh peng buffet” has closed its doors.

Yes, we’re talking about the recent Marine Parade flood — the damaged pipe responsible for the flood has since been completely repaired.

TLDR: Damaged Pipe at Marine Parade Caused “Teh-Like” Flood

If you don’t know what we’re talking about, wah… You should read the news more. But here’s a summary of what you missed at Marine Parade.

On Friday (4 October), some Marine Parade residents found themselves unable to head to work because, well, they were literally unable to leave the house — there was a horrendous flood in the area.

Just look at how bad it was.

The flood started at around 11:30 am after workers working on a life shaft on a pedestrian overhead bridge in Still Road South accidentally struck a pipe, causing water to gush out and flood the area with “teh“.

The floodwaters mainly affected the nearby HDB blocks at Block 66 and 67 Marina Drive, as well as the pedestrian overhead bridge which you see in the video.

I guess we all take turns working from home lah. First, the Westies got to work from home thanks to the MRT breakdown. Next, it’s the Marine Parade residents.

Damaged Underground Pipe Completely Repaired

According to a Facebook post made by the Public Utilities Board (PUB), emergency repairs for the damaged pipe began on Friday (4 October) afternoon and throughout the night.

The agency shared that the excavation pit was stabilised to ensure workers could have safe access to the damaged pipe. Further excavation was also carried out for workers to access and replace the damaged pipe.

And within a day, by Saturday (5 October), at 4:40 pm, the damaged pipe was completely repaired. The leftmost lane of Still Road South, towards Eunos Link, was also reopened to traffic after it was closed earlier to facilitate repairs.

So, everything is now back to normal.

Kudos to PUB for the quick repairs lah.

Cleaning Up the Floodwaters

Cleaning up of the area also began the same day that the incident happened, with the Land Transport Authority (LTA)’s contractors working with the Marine Parade Town Council for the clean-up effort.

And you can trust that the clean-up was fast.

By the afternoon of Saturday (5 October), the Minister for Manpower Tan See Leng announced on Facebook that clean-up efforts were complete.

“The void decks at Blocks 66 and 67 Marine Drive, and the Pedestrian Overhead Bridge have been cleaned up. The bridge has also been reopened for public use,” the minister shared.

It’s almost as if the flood never happened.

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Chew Ming Hui
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