Singapore Tunnel Team May Have Cut Corners

Preparations are beginning for a formal inquiry into the April 20 collapse of a Singapore mass-transit tunnel excavation in which four workers were killed. For the record, all parties on the project are limiting their comments to bland disclaimers, if they are commenting at all. But knowledgeable sources are pointing to price competition engendered by the design-build project delivery as a contributing factor in the accident.

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Follow these links on further information about the Nicoll Highway Collapse:

Fatal collapse in Singapore. Tunnels & Tunnelling International, 21 April 2004

Nicoll Highway Collapse. Channel NewsAsia International

Nicoll Highway Collapse - Webspecial. TheStraitsTimes Interactive