CR106 - Before the road closure

03 October 2022 - A view of the northbound lanes of Loyang Avenue, next to the Loyang bus depot.

Thank you dear readers for putting up with the momentary hiatus over the last few weeks - some of us were involved in a family wedding of one of our siblings & the ensuing family reunion over in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. We're now back to our regular reporting and with the recent road closure that took place along Pasir Ris Drive 1 yesterday, are back with more images to capture how things look before a further road closure along Loyang Avenue to facilitate the construction of the Cross Island Line (CRL) station under contract CR106 as well as the upcoming Loyang Viaduct.

CR107 - Bus route diversions

17 October 2022 - A notice by SBS Transit on the upcoming bus
service route amendments due to the closure of Pasir Ris Drive 1.

Its about 2 weeks to go till Pasir Ris Drive 1 is closed to facilitate the construction of Pasir Ris East station on the Cross Island Line (CRL). In our previous update, we posted on the circular issued by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) but noted that there was no information as yet about the bus route diversions. SBS Transit first posted about the diversions on Monday, 17 October. This was soon followed by LTA & Go-Ahead Singapore. Do check out the poster by LTA below.

CRL2 - Some renders & EIS reports

 

A render of an exit of Turf City station.
Source: LTA

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has recently published the Environmental Impact Study (EIS) reports on their website. Within the reports were a few renders of Turf City and King Albert Park stations. Other details were also unveiled within the reports, such as the stations at Maju & Turf City potentially having cripple sidings integrated into the stations and a future knock out panel being provisioned for a "paid link" at Maju station. A heritage study report by the Urban Redevelopment Authority did not yield any other results.

CR107 - Closing the road

Circular by LTA.

Annex A to above circular by LTA.

The first of several road closures within Pasir Ris is almost upon us. At the end of the month, a section of Pasir Ris Drive 1 between Drives 2 & 4 will be closed to road traffic to facilitate the construction of the Cross Island Line (CRL) Pasir Ris East station. In a circular to residents, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has mentioned that the affected bus stops along Pasir Ris Drive 1 will be relocated along Pasir Ris Street 11 instead.

Pre-construction: Clementi

2 October 2022 - A view of the existing East-West Line (EWL) station.

Clementi station was announced on 20 September 2022 to be an interchange along the second phase of the Cross Island Line (CRL). As one of the earliest established towns along the western corridor, along with neighbouring Queenstown, the town has become a popular place to live due to its proximity to various locations - be it institutes of higher education, hospitals or nature parks. Due to the older nature of the Housing & Development Board (HDB) blocks in the town, several have undergone redevelopment. Part of the Clementi CRL station site will utilize a section being vacated by existing HDB blocks.

CR113 - The beginnings

26 September 2022 - A notice put up near the location of the site office.

Works at contract CR113 for the construction of Serangoon North station are commencing. The site for the contract's site office is now being prepared, situated at the corner of Yio Chu Kang Road & Hougang Avenue 2. Elsewhere, soil investigation is underway to determine the soil composition at specific locations whilst hoarding around the future ventilation shaft has gone up.

P103 - Contract awarded!

A render of Riviera station concourse.
Source: LTA

A render of the station exit along Punggol East (northbound).
Source: LTA

SINGAPORE - The Land Transport Authority (LTA) on 30th September 2022, awarded the contract for the design & construction of Riviera station and associated tunnels to a joint venture of Taisei & China State Construction Engineering. The contract, P103, includes the construction of a large diameter single bored tube tunnel from Elias to Punggol station, a length of approximately 4.3km. The LTA has assured the public that steps will be taken to ensure that works are done with safety at the forefront.