Netizen says ‘waste money on this’ TraceTogether gantry, can now be put in museums

Sharing a photo of electronic TraceTogether gantries that were no longer in use, one netizen said that they could be put in museums.

In a post to Facebook group Complaint Singapore, a netizen by the name of Danny Tan shared a photo of two standalone automated check-in gantries deployed in what looked to be a shopping mall. Mr Tan wrote: “Waste money on this, now can put in the museum”.

The automated gantry at the entrance is a gate-like system that opens when a TraceTogether token is scanned or a smartphone is used to scan the SafeEntry QR code displayed. Next to the gantry usually sits a member of staff who helps with check-ins.

Though Mr Tan was skeptical of the gantry’s future uses, netizens who commented on his post were divided, with some netizens saying that the gantries could be deployed again in future for another pandemic.

Others also gave suggestions on how the gantries could have been repurposed.

In March, a photo of a standalone automated check-in gantry deployed at Hong Lim Market & Food Centre was also being panned by netizens as a waste of resources.

A netizen who goes by the name of Bob Sim grumbled in a post to Facebook group Voice Your Grievances that the gantry was “redundant” and “gimmicky”.

The photo he shared of the automated gantry at the entrance shows a gate-like system that opens when a TraceTogether token is scanned or a smartphone is used to scan the SafeEntry QR code displayed. Next to the gantry sits a member of staff who helps with check-ins.

The gantry itself is positioned in a passageway with plenty of room around it such that people can bypass the gantry and simply walk in.

Netizens commented on the “wasted” resources, which did not prevent people from getting through unsupervised areas without checking in.

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