Engineer behind viaduct collapse in Singapore jailed and fined


Or Kim Peow Contractors and its group managing director Or Toh Wat (above) were allegedly aware of cracks in the corbels of piers 40 and 41 of the Pan-Island Expressway viaduct that collapsed in July 2017.- ST

SINGAPORE (ANN): The engineer who prepared building work plans for the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) viaduct that collapsed in July 2017 was on Monday (Dec 2) sentenced to 86 weeks' jail, or slightly over one year and nine months, as well as a fine of S$10,000.

Indonesian Robert Arianto Tjandra, 46, the qualified person from subcontractor CPG Consultants, knew his team of engineers was inexperienced in designing bridges, but failed to give them guidance or instructions.

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