24-9-2023 (SINGAPORE) A 100kg aerial bomb dating back to World War II, discovered at a construction site in Singapore, will be disposed of on-site this Tuesday (Sep 26). The local police reported their awareness of this war relic’s discovery during excavation works along Upper Bukit Timah Road the previous week.
Due to safety concerns regarding the relocation of the bomb, the Singapore Armed Forces’ (SAF) explosive ordnance disposal team will perform an “on-site controlled disposal” between 8 am and 7 pm on Tuesday. During this time, the police will establish a 200m safety cordon around the bomb disposal area.
Residents from various properties, including The Linear, Hazel Park, Bukit 828, Block 154 Gangsa Road, Hazel Park Terrace, people in shophouses along Upper Bukit Timah Road, and staff and students from Greenridge Secondary School, will be required to vacate their buildings during the operation. Greenridge Secondary School will transition to home-based learning on that day, and drone activities will be banned in the disposal area.
From 11 am to 7 pm on Tuesday, portions of the Bukit Panjang Flyover (between Woodlands Road and Petir Road) and Upper Bukit Timah Road (between Petir Road and Cashew Road) will be temporarily closed. Only authorized vehicles, including police and SAF emergency vehicles, will be allowed access to these roads. Traffic Police officers will assist and redirect motorists.
Authorities anticipate loud sounds during the controlled disposal, but they advise the public not to be alarmed and to avoid the area. The public will receive notification when it is safe to resume normal activities in the area.
This incident is not the first time unexploded war relics have been discovered in Singapore. In 2021, a projectile believed to be a war relic was found at Lorong 12 Geylang, and the year before that, a similar case was uncovered in the Thomson area, with the projectile being relocated for disposal. In 2019, a 50kg aerial bomb was discovered in River Valley, also during excavation work at a construction site, and it was assessed to be unsafe to move, necessitating on-site disposal.
