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F1 is a stupid event to cater for bored rich men who like to rev their engines and for scantily clad women to suck their money dry
Meanwhile, average office worker taking buses and MRT is sidelined - real work and productivity is affected
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Commuters affected by F1 road closures
By Leong Wai Kit | Posted: 19 September 2012 2209 hrs
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Traffic jam along Church Street. (Picture: Leong Wai Kit)
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SINGAPORE: Wednesday marked the first day of a series of road closures at the Marina Centre area to facilitate the setting up of infrastructure for the 2012 Formula 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix.
Channel NewsAsia visited some areas to get a pulse of the traffic conditions.
At about 5pm at Bras Basah, a taxi driver said the average waiting time in the jam was about 20 minutes.
However, he said this was better than the morning peak-hour jam, which lasted for up to an hour.
Over at Church Street, towards the ECP and AYE, vehicles slowed to a crawl as the majority of the working crowd called it a day.
Some drivers found themselves in a jam too.
"(The waiting time is about) 45 minutes to one hour... (Business is) very bad. Because of the jam, (it is a) tough time for us," said one taxi driver.
Some who work in the City Hall area were fully prepared for the road closures on Wednesday.
Ms Fairuz said she researched ahead to find out where the affected roads would be. This helped her get to work without any hiccups.
"I made sure to find out where the shortcuts were so that I don't have to take the long route to work," she said.
However, there were also those who were caught off guard by the road closures.
Twenty-two-year-old Gordon, who joined the workforce in June, said he knew about the F1 race but did not expect the closures to be rolled out on Wednesday.
"I took the bus in the morning. Then I realised that it took another route, and it stopped at another bus stop... I had to (take) the MRT."
He said the detour took him an extra 15 minutes to get to work.
- CNA/cc
Meanwhile, average office worker taking buses and MRT is sidelined - real work and productivity is affected
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1226942/1/.html
Commuters affected by F1 road closures
By Leong Wai Kit | Posted: 19 September 2012 2209 hrs
Photos 1 of 1
Traffic jam along Church Street. (Picture: Leong Wai Kit)
Related News
• SMRT adds train & bus services on F1 race days
• Traffic arrangements for this year's F1 race
Video
Commuters affected by F1 road closures
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SINGAPORE: Wednesday marked the first day of a series of road closures at the Marina Centre area to facilitate the setting up of infrastructure for the 2012 Formula 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix.
Channel NewsAsia visited some areas to get a pulse of the traffic conditions.
At about 5pm at Bras Basah, a taxi driver said the average waiting time in the jam was about 20 minutes.
However, he said this was better than the morning peak-hour jam, which lasted for up to an hour.
Over at Church Street, towards the ECP and AYE, vehicles slowed to a crawl as the majority of the working crowd called it a day.
Some drivers found themselves in a jam too.
"(The waiting time is about) 45 minutes to one hour... (Business is) very bad. Because of the jam, (it is a) tough time for us," said one taxi driver.
Some who work in the City Hall area were fully prepared for the road closures on Wednesday.
Ms Fairuz said she researched ahead to find out where the affected roads would be. This helped her get to work without any hiccups.
"I made sure to find out where the shortcuts were so that I don't have to take the long route to work," she said.
However, there were also those who were caught off guard by the road closures.
Twenty-two-year-old Gordon, who joined the workforce in June, said he knew about the F1 race but did not expect the closures to be rolled out on Wednesday.
"I took the bus in the morning. Then I realised that it took another route, and it stopped at another bus stop... I had to (take) the MRT."
He said the detour took him an extra 15 minutes to get to work.
- CNA/cc
