with many people more preoccupied with family and staycations than the news. Few use the month to make serious decisions, hence, the mixed bag of curious happenings.
Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung said a lot of work and money has gone into rectifying the defects identified in the disruption. Alstom, the main contractor, replaced all the faulty components and is bearing the costs of these works, which have led to early closures and late openings on the East-West Line, and full Sunday closures at some stations till May.
While maintenance expenditure per place km has doubled over the last decade, he said there is no need to “gold plate” maintenance: “Instead, we need to understand how small, simultaneous glitches tend to be the causes of big disruptions. Let’s spend where we need to spend, and where it matters, to ensure safety and reliability.whistle-blowAgree. Deep technical competence and an unrelenting checking culture to prevent errors.
“As it stands now, I have written him and given him the opportunity to rescind his claim and am awaiting his response.”
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