Pipe leak at Kembangan damages traffic light, investigations underway
A TikTok video showed the road junction covered in murky water, with a traffic light bent and nearly touching the ground.
National water agency PUB said it is investigating the cause of a leaking pipe that damaged a traffic light in Kembangan and caused two lanes of traffic to be closed off, after a TikTok video on Oct 12 that showed the aftermath of the incident was widely circulated.
The short clip uploaded by user @malaytrickster showed the road junction covered in murky water, with a traffic light bent and nearly touching the ground.
In response to The New Paper's queries, PUB confirmed that they were alerted to a pipe leak at the junction of Changi Road and Jalan Kembangan at 4.11am on Oct 12, which had damaged a traffic light.
A service crew was dispatched, and two of the four lanes along Changi Road were closed. Repairs were completed on the same day at 8.15pm, and the affected lanes were reopened to traffic on Oct 13 at about 6am.
During the repair works, PUB deployed a water wagon and distributed water bags to nearby residents who had experienced poor water pressure.
Investigations into the cause of the pipe leak are ongoing.