Traffic comes to a standstill after tree falls along Upper Jurong Road

A fallen tree caused a massive jam along Upper Jurong Road on Wednesday morning (Mar 31).

Stomper Ash alerted Stomp to the traffic jam and shared a video he took as he was walking along the road.

He said he saw a tree trunk on a section of the road at around 7.38am.

"In the early hours of Wednesday, there were many reported incidents of fallen trees and snapped tree branches during extreme weather conditions including intense rain and strong winds."

At 6.52am, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) tweeted that there was an obstacle along Upper Jurong Road towards Tuas, and that the road was closed after Benoi Road.

Obstacle on Upper Jurong Road (towards Tuas) after Benoi Road. Upper Jurong Road closed after Benoi Road

— LTATrafficNews (@LTAtrafficnews) March 30, 2021

At 9.05am, LTA posted to avoid the left lane.

Obstacle on Upper Jurong Road (towards Tuas) after Benoi Road. Avoid left lane

— LTATrafficNews (@LTAtrafficnews) March 31, 2021

Members of the public can inform NParks of fallen tree and branch incidents through NParks' helpline on 1800-471-7300.