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The Nicoll Highway collapse occurred in Singapore on 20 April 2004 at 3:30 pm local time when a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) tunnel construction site caved in, leading to the collapse of the Nicoll Highway near the Merdeka Bridge. Four workers were killed and three were injured, delaying the construction of the Circle Line (CCL).
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.
Nicoll Highway MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle Line (CCL) in Singapore. Located in the Downtown Core underneath Republic Avenue near the Kallang River, the station serves commercial and residential developments along Nicoll Highway, such as the Golden Mile Complex and The Concourse.
Apr 20, 2024 · The web page reports on the 20th anniversary of the Nicoll Highway collapse that killed four workers in 2004. It highlights the changes in safety standards and protocols in the construction industry since the incident, as well as the challenges ahead.
- Aslam Shah
Apr 20, 2024 · A deep ravine, caused when a temporary retaining wall of the tunnel at the Nicoll Highway Circle Line MRT station construction site collapsed, greeted the officers.
- Aslam Shah
On 20 April 2004, a retaining wall of the tunnel at the Nicoll Highway Circle Line MRT station construction site collapsed, creating a 30-metre-deep ravine. The SCDF conducted a four-day search and rescue mission, but could not find one of the four missing workers, Mr Heng Yeow Pheow, who was a hero.
Apr 20, 2012 · Learn about the 2004 incident when a section of Nicoll Highway sank into a 30-metre-deep ravine due to a tunnel construction failure. Find out the causes, impacts and aftermath of the disaster that killed four workers and affected thousands of commuters.
