CRL1 Project Information Centre - now open!

 

29 August 2023 - Operating hours as displayed on the site office hoarding.

Recently, the Cross Island Line (CRL) phase 1's Project Information Centre (PIC) has been opened to the public. Operating hours for the PIC are during weekdays during office hours. Do note that you will need to get in touch with the Public Relations Officer to secure a slot before heading down so that the PIC will be manned during your visit. Not doing so may result in disappointment should the officer be engaged and unable to open the centre for you. Nonetheless, the team paid a visit to the PIC today and are here to relay what you can find once you are there.

CRL1 & CPE - Official Telegram Channels

 

Telegram groups have become the new means through which the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has digitised its outreach to stakeholders with new rail projects. The messaging platform has been used as a uni-directional channel through which circulars and updates on the various construction contracts are pushed out to residents, businesses and commuters in the area where construction works are taking place. The first wide-spread adoption was undertaken by the Circle Line Stage 6 (CCL6) project and subsequently adopted by the Jurong Region Line (JRL) as well. It appears that the Cross Island Line (CRL) is using this as well. We attempt to consolidate the links for you to join the Telegram channels as well, which have been rolled out for CRL1 and CPE sections, for which all civil contracts have been awarded thus far. It is assumed that the same will follow for CRL2 once the contracts have been awarded and for CRL3 in due time as well.

CRL1 - New videos

 

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) today uploaded a new video showing a flythrough of the upcoming Bright Hill station, the western terminus for the Cross Island Line (CRL) phase 1 which is due to open in 2030. An interchange station with the existing Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL), provisions were made during the former's construction to allow paid linkways to connect to the future station and also for the future line's tunnels to cross over the existing station structure. We've extracted several screenshots from the flythrough video after the jump for your browsing pleasure. Additionally, we have also collated some other videos that LTA has posted up since our last update in March. All are available after the jump.

CRL1 - Groundbreaking ceremony

 

The event stage before the commencement of the ceremony.

The SG MRT Construction team is once again grateful for the Land Transport Authority's (LTA) invitation to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the Cross Island Line (CRL) phase 1 this morning. Held at the contract CR117 site for Bright Hill station, it was indeed a bright and cheery morning, fit for a momentous occasion. The ceremony's stage was decked out in CRL Lime Green and decorated with drums and barrels of sorts whilst event attendees mingled around, awaiting the guest of honour's arrival.

CR103 - Aviation Park 2022 year-end update

 

27 December 2022 - An overview of the station site at the corner of Aviation Park Road.

Aviation Park is one of the stations where it is more difficult to decipher what construction activities are taking place. Nonetheless, we paid the station a visit and used the best possible vantage point to try grab some pictures - a double decker bus. Owing to the site's proximity to the airport, no tall buildings exist in the vicinity from which one would be able to view the site.

Pre-construction: Aviation Park

Aviation Park station sits at the junction of the former Aviation Park Road and Changi Coastal Road. Currently an undeveloped piece of land at the airport boundary, the area will be transformed once the CRL becomes operational and following the development of the Changi East industrial zone nearby.

28 September 2019 - Looking ahead towards the location of the future Aviation Park station.

CRL1 : Pre-qualification for contracts

Last week the Land Transport Authority (LTA) released the tender for pre-qualification of civil contracts for phase 1 of the Cross Island Line (CRL1). The pre-qualification is for 15 civil contracts which involve various types of construction - depot construction, tunnel construction, station construction or a combination of any of the three. Contracts run from CR101 to CR117, skipping any numbers with '4' included - standard practice for LTA contract numbering since the Nicoll Highway incident.

We take a look at the expected contract boundaries for the 15 civil works contracts currently under pre-qualification.

Credit: y2koh

URA draft master plan 2019 - CRL1 details shown

This past week, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) unveiled the Draft Master Plan 2019 with updated maps of the country. Included in the updates to the maps are the alignment and station outlines of the Cross Island Line stage 1 (CRL1). These show several unique features of the line.

CR02 - Aviation Park
Source: URA draft master plan 2019

The first station along CRL1 is Aviation Park. Due to its proximity to the Changi East depot, this station becomes a diverging point for the main line and depot reception tracks. As a result, it appears that the station will be designed with 4 tracks serving it, although it is likely that two of these tracks may not be used for revenue operations. Noticeable are the cross overs on both sides of the station - to the west between the main line tracks and the outer tracks and another between both bounds of the main line & to the east again between the main line tracks and outer tracks. Looking at the arrangement of tracks and spacing between, it appears that this station may consist of 2 island platforms. 

Additionally on the eastern side beyond the station, the tracks can be seen turning towards the yet-announced Terminal 5 station. On the western end, one can see the tunnels which undercross the existing Changi Airport which run closer together than at other locations - this is set to be one of the two points that utilise a single large diameter bore for tunnel construction instead of the usual two regular diameter bores for each bound.