Admiralty Drive residents have been asked to remove their personal mobility devices (PMDs) and personal mobility aids (PMAs) from the common areas and keep them in their homes. Notices from Sembawang Town Council were put up at the void decks of Housing Board blocks in the...
At the 12 HDB blocks in Admiralty Link visited by The Straits Times, only four PMDs and PMAs were seen parked in bicycle spaces at the void decks.Workers painting the charred walls and ceiling at the void deck of Block 482 Admiralty Link on Aug 19, following an Aug 15 fire.Admiralty Drive residents have been asked to remove their personal mobility devices and personal mobility aids from the common areas and keep them in their homes.
One resident, Mr Syafiq Amirul, said he had parked his PMD at the void deck for a few years. The 32-year-old food delivery rider said: “I saw the notice some days ago. I have already taken mine from the void deck and kept it in my house.” The town council also said it has received numerous complaints from residents about PMDs and PMAs blocking the common areas. These complaints often involved concerns about accessibility, especially for those with mobility issues, and general safety hazards, it said.
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