Source: Shin Min Daily News
Residents in Yishun have raised alarm over uneven tiles at a neighbourhood carpark that have sent several people tumbling.
According to Shin Min Daily News, the open-air carpark between Blocks 751 and 752 at Yishun Street 72 has multiple parking spaces with bulging or sunken bricks.
At least four parking spaces in the carpark experienced this issue.
Source: Shin Min Daily News
As many frequently traversed the carpark in order to get to both HDB blocks, this has created a tripping hazard for residents.
Mr Wang (transliterated), who lived nearby, alleged seeing three tripping incidents in the past six months.
The most recent incident was three or four months ago, he said. A woman in her 30s had walked through a parking spot, then tripped on a raised brick and fell.
She reportedly rolled twice and suffered scratches on her body.
Mr Wang also allegedly saw two elderly people trip and fall due to the uneven tiles.
While they didn’t suffer serious injuries, he pointed out the ever-present risk the tiles posed.
Source: Shin Min Daily News
Another resident said that she had to avoid parking spaces with uneven flooring when walking through the carpark.
The Nee Soon Town Council (NSTC) told MS News that the growth of nearby tree roots had caused the some of the aeration slabs to break or become uneven.
NSTC stated that it was actively addressing residents’ concerns and would do re-laying work for the uneven surfaces. They would also replace any broken slabs.
In the meantime, the Town Council encouraged residents to use designated pedestrian pathways instead of crossing the affected parking lots.
“We aim to complete the repairs as soon as possible,” they stated.
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Featured image adapted from Shin Min Daily News.