Upper Bukit Timah Canal upgrade completed, boosting flood resilience with 30% more capacity
Singapore's national water agency, PUB, has completed a 2.3km upgrade of the Upper Bukit Timah Canal. The project increases drainage capacity by 30% to improve flood resilience in the area.
Why it matters
This infrastructure project is critical for mitigating flash flood risks in a low-lying, flood-prone urban catchment area affected by climate change.
PUB will also study longer-term flood mitigation measures for the wider Bukit Timah catchment, including underground detention structures to temporarily store excess stormwater.
A view of the newly completed expansion of the Upper Bukit Timah Canal next to Bukit Timah Road, Oct 23, 2026. (Photo: CNA/Wallace Woon)
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