Fires flew as the broken bridge was sawed out. A bridge change lifted it out and lowered the fresh, one-ton bridge into place. After position, groups welded the ends using thermic soldering and smoothened the joints by grinding, but that trains can go carefully over the tracks.
The sense of urgency among the staff was almost apparent.
The group of 14 that was hard at work is not the only one- there are about five for teams, comprising between 12 to 18 employees each, replacing worn or faulty rails along the North-South and East-West Line each day.  ,
With 400km of rails on both train lines, for alternative work is an normal affair- as long as trains keep running.  ,
Through the entire road alternative approach, the movements of the staff were quick and decisive. Some ran back and forth to speak and get various tools to complete their tasks.  ,
Director of track regeneration at SMRT, Mr Shazni Jaffar, said that with a little three-hour windows, time is of the essence.  ,
” How do we handle it? We have tight methods in place to make sure that our functions are carried out properly and of course, fast, so that the profit company will not be delayed”, he said.  ,