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The Nicoll Highway collapse led to the deaths of four people: Vadivil s/o Nadesan, crane operator: A Malaysian of Indian descent, his body was the first to be recovered. The 45-year-old had tried to escape by jumping out of his crane when the incident occurred. He was found caught between a pick-up truck and a container. [36]
The tunnels linking to the station caved in along with a 100 m (330 ft) stretch of the Nicoll Highway on 20 April 2004. The collapse of a tunnel retaining wall caused soil subsidence, [13] creating a hole 100 metres long, 130 metres wide, and 30 metres deep (328 by 427 by 98 ft). [14] Four people were killed and three were injured.
The supporting structure for the deep excavation work failed, resulting in a 30-metre (100 ft) deep cave-in that spread across six lanes of Nicoll Highway. The collapse killed four people and injured three. The accident delayed the construction end date for the MRT station. The accident left a collapse zone 150 m wide, 100 m long, and 30 m deep.
Nicoll Highway, towards the central business district. Nicoll Highway (Chinese: 尼诰大道; Malay: Lebuhraya Nicoll; Tamil: நிகோல் நெடுஞ்சாலை) is a major arterial road in Singapore which links the junctions of Guillemard Road, Sims Way and Mountbatten Road in Kallang to the junctions of Esplanade Drive, Raffles Avenue and Stamford Road in the city.
Construction started on 13 March 2002 for Stage 1, 5 September 2002 for Stage 2, May 2003 for Stage 3, and January 2005 for Stages 4 and 5. Initially planned to be opened in stages from 2006 to 2010, at an estimated cost of S$6.7 billion, the Nicoll Highway collapse delayed the opening of the first stage to 2009. When the line fully opened on 8 ...
The Nicoll Highway collapse was a major construction accident in Singapore which killed four people, and it subsequently led to a revision of safety construction practices in the country. This article has expanded from just a start-class with more information regarding the circumstances of the collapse, the rescue efforts and the subsequent ...
Since marine clay was the cause of the Nicoll Highway collapse years previous, the construction team removed all the marine clay to ensure the stability of Marina Barrage. [citation needed] Later on, they found marine clay mixed with seawater even in the deeper underground.
Para 1: leading to the collapse of the highway - Similarly, instead of "the highway" I would say "Nicoll Highway". I know the title is "Nicoll Highway collapse", but the highway itself should probably be explicitly mentioned in the lead. Para 3: I would briefly mention the victims' compensation and the highway reinstatement.