On track: Removal works imminent at KTM railway

Minor works have started at the Bukit Timah Railway Station and the railway crossings at Kranji Road, Sungei Kadut Avenue, Choa Chu Kang Road, Stagmont Ring and Gombak Drive.

Members of the public should avoid these work areas which will be cordoned off.

Works to remove the railway tracks along the rest of the former railway line, except for the 3km stretch from Rifle Range Road to the Rail Mall, will commence from 18 July 2011.

The removal works, to be fully completed by 31 December 2011, include the clearance of minor buildings, sleepers, tracks, cables, gates, posts and debris around the various sites from Tanjong Pagar to Woodlands. Other items to be removed include railway equipment, such as signal lights, level crossings, controllers and traffic lights.

Meanwhile the Urban Redevelopment Authority will comprehensively review and chart the development plans for the former railway lands and their surrounding areas. The URA welcomes feedback and ideas from the community at www.ura.gov.sg/railcorridor.