It took an SMRT team of six a matter of minutes to install three columns of stackable flood barriers at one-north MRT station on the evening of Dec 12. This was not because the station on the Circle Line was at risk of being engulfed by floodwaters. It was part of the rail...
The barriers, which are in four pieces stacked one on top of the other, comprise individual metal panels and connecting columns. SMRT 's flood response team installing stackable flood barriers at one-north MRT station during a flood preparedness exercise on Dec 12.It took an SMRT team of six a matter of minutes to install three columns of stackable flood barriers at one-north MRT station on the evening of Dec 12.
As part of the exercise, and SMRT’s regular flood monitoring efforts, the rail operator tapped national water agency PUB’s high-water-level alert system to monitor the threat of flooding. In an actual flooding situation, duty station staff will continuously monitor station entrances for signs of flooding.
The flood response team will close the gap and seal the entrance once the water level rises past the midpoint of the staircases leading to the station. The team will direct passengers to other station entrances. Stackable barriers are among three kinds of flood barriers SMRT has placed in 16 out of the 30 Circle Line stations.
Mr Lee Cai Jie, chief engineer of drainage operations at PUB’s catchment and waterways department, said managing the risk of flooding and increasing Singapore’s flood resilience are collaborative efforts.
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