CR107 - Pasir Ris Drive 1 is closed

 

31 October 2022 - A view of the junction with Pasir Ris Drive 4 & Street
11 one day after the road closure.

31 October 2022 - A view of the road junction indicating traffic changes
due to the road closure.

On 30th October 2022, a section of Pasir Ris Drive 1 between the junction with Pasir Ris Drive 4/Pasir Ris Street 11 & the junction with Pasir Ris Drive 2/Pasir Ris Street 12 was closed to road traffic. The road closure will allow for the construction of the future Pasir Ris East station along the Cross Island Line (CRL). The team paid a visit a day after the closure to check out the site and see how things had changed following the road closure.

31 October 2022 - An aerial view of the closed portion of Drive 1.

31 October 2022 - A view from street level of the closed lanes.

31 October 2022 - A view of the pedestrian foot path next to the closed
roadway.

31 October 2022 - Movable barriers coming up along the edge of the
pedestrian foot path.

31 October 2022 - A bus stop along Drive 1's eastbound lanes towards Loyang.

31 October 2022 - A view to the east of the westbound lanes of Drive 1.

31 October 2022 - A view from the overhead pedestrian bridge of the eastbound lanes of Drive 1.

31 October 2022 - A view of the bus stop along the westbound lanes outside Whitesands Primary.

31 October 2022 - Removal of the railings along the road median underway.

31 October 2022 - A view along Pasir Ris Street 12.

31 October 2022 - The hoarded site is where a ventilation shaft or cooling
tower will be located.

31 October 2022 - A view of the junction with Pasir Ris Drive 2 and Street
12 indicating changes in traffic patterns due to the road closure.

As with any road closure, there are some major changes. Over at Drive 1, signs have been put up behind the concrete barriers blocking off the lanes at the junctions bordering on the closed sections of the road. Movable barriers are also going up along the pedestrian foot paths next to the closed roadway to allow for work to go on without pedestrians intruding into the work site.

The road looks somewhat eerily quiet, devoid of any traffic. In some sense, it appears almost post-apocalyptic. But with the sun shining down and the light hum of traffic from the nearby junctions, any notions of this being some movie set for a zombie film dissipate. We look forward to seeing the site progress even further when hoarding and the noise barriers go up ahead of further works like diaphragm wall installation. Do stay tuned as we update on the progress here in time to come.

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