Monday, November 11, 2024

CR211 - Further information

A screenshot from the webinar, showing Jurong Lake District station's Exit 3 design.

A recent webinar held online by the Bentley to market building information modeling software Synchro allowed viewers to obtain some additional information on Jurong Lake District station under contract CR211. The Cross Island Line (CRL) phase 2 station will be built with an initial 3 exits and two cut & cover tunnel sections on either side of the station. These are known as the Western Cut & Cover Tunnel (WCCT) and Eastern Cut & Cover Tunnel (ECCT).

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

P103 - Another milestone with TBM cutterhead assembly

 

4 November 2024 - A photo of the visiting delegation in front of the TBM's cutterhead.
Source: Facebook

Contract P103 has reached another milestone with the assembly of tunnel boring machine (TBM)'s cutterhead. Various parts of the machine's shield have already been lowered into the launch shaft which is located outside Pasir Ris camp. Some further assembly is still required before the machine will be launched for its first 3.4km drive towards Punggol station, where it is expected to arrive in mid-2026.