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Bukit Timah drainage canal fully upgraded after seven years of work

The Straits Times 23 October 2026 2 min read

โฎ BeforeThe Bukit Timah canal was flood-prone and needed upgrading.
โœ… NowThe canal is now fully upgraded, with a study planned for wider flood resilience.

In short

  • The drainage canal in flood-prone Bukit Timah is fully upgraded.
  • The final stretch took seven years of work.
  • PUB will call for a study on longer-term ways to boost flood resilience across Bukit Timah.

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The upgrade completes a seven-year programme on a canal in a flood-prone part of Bukit Timah. PUB says a further study will look at longer-term solutions across the area. The source gives no figures on flood reduction, so the effect is not yet measured.

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PUB will call for a study to look at longer-term solutions to boost flood resilience across Bukit Timah.

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