PUB starts Monday to divert sewer pipe in Stamford Canal

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National water agency PUB will commence work on Monday to divert a sewer pipe in Stamford Canal.

It was a measure recommended by a panel of flood experts to improve the flow capacity of the canal.

The 12-metre long, 457mm diameter sewer pipe currently cuts across the canal near Killiney Road.

PUB will construct a new sewer pipe under Orchard Road, and sewer flow will be diverted to this new pipe.

The existing sewer pipe that runs across the Stamford Canal will be removed thereafter.

The project is expected to be completed by January 2013.

PUB said the work will not affect traffic in the area as the new sewer pipe will be laid using a pipe-jacking method without excavating the road.

However, hoardings will be erected at the open green space near the junction of Orchard Road and Killiney Road to facilitate the works.

Pedestrian walkways along the hoardings will be temporarily narrowed to accommodate the construction work, but they remain passable to the public at all times.

PUB said a large proportion of the work will be carried out from 7am to 6pm, and the contractor will employ a silent piler to reduce construction noise.

PUB will also commence works in May to remove a NEWater pipe in the canal and line the canal wall with polymer coating.

The initiatives will increase the flow capacity in the Canal by an estimated 10 per cent.

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