Nicoll Highway MRT Station
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Nicoll Highway MRT station, tentatively (CC5) is a proposed underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Circle MRT Line in Singapore. It was under construction when the Nicoll Highway collapse occurred on April 20, 2004 causing four deaths and injuring three. The collapse set back the completion of the Circle MRT Line from 2008 to 2010.
[edit] Nicoll Highway collapse
On April 20, 2004, a section of tunnel being built for the Circle Line collapsed, apparently when a retaining wall used in the tunnel's construction gave way. This occurred near what was to become the Nicoll Highway station on the Circle line, not far from the Merdeka Bridge. The accident left a collapse zone 150 m wide, 100 m long, and 30 m deep. Four workers were killed, with three more injured.
A committee of inquiry found the main contractor Nishimatsu Construction Company and its officers, as well as key Land Transport Authority officers responsible for the collapse. Several other officers and subcontractors were reprimanded and issued warnings in connection with the accident.
As a result of this accident, the first phase of the Circle Line will be completed in 2010 instead. The affected station has been shifted about 100 m away from the accident site to Republic Avenue. The original station was meant to be the southern terminus of the future Bukit Timah MRT Line but it has now been shifted to Promenade MRT Station.
| Preceding station | Mass Rapid Transit Lines | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promenade | Circle Line (under construction) | Stadium | ||
