CR107 - Pasir Ris East Q1 2023 update

 

30 March 2023

Our last update for Pasir Ris East station under contract CR107 was at the end of 2022. We made a visit right at the end of Q1 2023 and are ready to present to you an update of the site. Since the road closure of a stretch of Pasir Ris Drive 1 between Pasir Ris Drives 2 and 4, work has taken over the former roadway. 

Various activities are taking place along the entire stretch with the arrival of hydrofraise frames and a clam shell grabber machine to facilitate diaphragm wall works. There do not appear to be betonite slurry silos or a treatment plant on site yet, hence it is unlikely that these works will begin so soon.

Meanwhile, works for the base of the eventual 10 to 12 metre tall noise barriers can be seen. Concrete bases have been built at various locales, but the installation of the barrier has yet to begin. Photos available after the jump.

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.

CR108 - Pasir Ris Q1 2023 update

 

30 March 2023

After the update on Bright Hill in the west, we swing back to the east with a whopping update on Pasir Ris. Works are in full swing with diaphragm walling works commencing in the west and soon to commence in the east of the site as well. Road diversions have been completed and an upcoming long-term road closure is in the works.

CR117 - Bright Hill Q1 2023 update

 

19 March 2023 - An overview of the eastern end of the contract site.

Contract CR117 was the last civil contract awarded for the Cross Island Line (CRL) phase 1, hence progress at the site is not as advanced as at other contracts awarded earlier, for instance Pasir Ris or Hougang. None the less, the site appears to have been cleared and preparatory works underway to commence earthwork for the construction of retaining walls.

CR109 - Tampines North Q1 2023 update

 

30 March 2023

We begin swinging to the eastern end of the Cross Island Line (CRL) phase 1, starting at Tampines North. The site has since been cleared and diaphragm wall works have commenced at the northern end of the station. Meanwhile other preparatory works are still going on further south in the station box.

30 March 2023 - A view of the station site from the south.

30 March 2023 - A close up view of the heavy machinery towards the middle of the station box.

30 March 2023 - On the left is an auger machine and to the right is a soil mixer to improve the
conditions of the soil.

30 March 2023 - Diaphragm wall machines at the northern end of the station.

Currently there is 1 hydrofraise machine and 1 clam shell grabber machine as well. Both are located at the northern end of the station, likely to begin constructing the diaphragm walls for the northern launch shaft. From here, tunnel boring machines will be launched to build the running tunnels towards Pasir Ris station.

30 March 2023 - Slurry betonite silos.

30 March 2023 - A view of the southern end of the work site which includes a crossover box
towards the southern end of the site. Bishan can be seen in the background.

30 March 2023 - A view of the station site from the eastern end, Tampines North bus interchange
can be seen in the foreground.

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30 March 2023 - A view of the hydrofraise machine at work. The clam shell grabber was not in use.

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30 March 2023 - A desander machine separates the soil from the betonite slurry and allows the
slurry to be recycled for use again.

30 March 2023 - Contract CR109 site office.

It is great to see that diaphragm wall works have commenced at another station site besides Hougang station. Do stay tuned as we continue to provide updates on the different sites along CRL1.

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N109A - Teck Ghee Q1 2023 update

 

19 March 2023 - An overview of the construction site of the station.

Teck Ghee was the first station whose civil contract was awarded under contract N109A, which was bundled together with construction works for the North-South Expressway project. The expressway tunnels will eventually sit on top of the station's roof slab, with the concourse & platform located below. We checked out how things were progressing at the contract N109A site mid-March.

CR116 - Ang Mo Kio progress as at Q1 2023

 

19 March 2023

On 19th March, the team took some time to visit a few of the Cross Island Line (CRL) phase 1 sites to check in on how the sites have progressed. Similar to the updates on the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) stages 4 and 5, we hope to do the same for the CRL 1 stations. We've kicked it off with some updates on Hougang and contract CR115's launch shaft, so here's an update for Ang Mo Kio.