P102 - Analysis of Elias station's location & tunnel alignment

 

Requirements for Wafer Fab industries restrict the line from travelling too close.

We've received some questions on why Elias station must be located at the angle & location that was ultimately chosen. As such, we have done up some visuals and an analysis to help you better understand the factors that play a part in choosing a location for the station.

CRL2 - Release of contract CR203 for Turf City

 

24 July 2023 - Tender for contract CR203
Source: LTA

Today, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) floated the tender for contract CR203. This contract involves the construction of Turf City station and associated tunnels connecting to King Albert Park station in neighbouring contract CR205. Contract CR203 is the sixth contract floated for tender under the Cross Island Line's (CRL) phase 2 which continues the line from Bright Hill to Jurong Lake District. CRL2 is due to commence operations in 2032.

To date, of the contracts floated for tenders, 1 has been awarded, 3 have been closed for evaluation of tender bids & 2 remain open. We've done up a table for ease of reference.

Contract Number	Status	Bidders
CR202	Awarded	Obayashi – STEC JV (Successful)
CR203 (Turf City)	Open	Pending – closing 22 Dec 2023
CR205 (King Albert Park)	Closed for evaluation	1. China Communications Construction Co. Ltd 2. Gammon Construction & Engineering Pte Ltd 3. Lum Chang Building Contractors Pte Ltd 4. Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd
CR206 (Maju)	Open	Pending – closing 31 July 2023
CR208 (Clementi)	Closed for evaluation	1. CES_SDC Pte Ltd 2. China Communications Construction Co. Ltd 3. Daelim Engineering & Construction Co Ltd. 4. Sato Kogyo (S) Pte Ltd
CR209 (West Coast)	Closed for evaluation	1. CES_SDC Pte Ltd 2. China Jingye Engineering Corporation Ltd 3. China Railway First Group Co. Ltd 4. Gamuda Berhad 5. Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co Pte Ltd (STEC)

With the latest tender floated, the contracts for 5 of the 6 stations along CRL2 have been successfully tendered. The remaining contract for Jurong Lake District station has yet to be floated, along with 2 other contracts - likely to be contracts for tunneling works. The remaining contracts are numbered CR207, CR210 & CR211.

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P102 - Elias MRT town hall

 

Yesterday, the Land Transport Authority (LTA), together with grassroots leaders and joint venture partner CES_SDC & Chip Eng Seng Contractors held a town hall meeting for residents at Elias Community Club to brief residents about the Elias MRT project. The guest of honour for the town hall event was MP for Pasir Ris West, Mr. Teo Chee Hean.

MP Teo Chee Hean delivering his opening address to residents.

CR117 - Bright Hill update Q2 2023

 

29 June 2023 - A view of the Thomson-East Coast Line station exit with contract CR117 work
ongoing behind.

Penta Ocean's back in Bright Hill - formerly the contractor for contract T211 to construct Bright Hill Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) station and now the contractor for contract CR117 for the Cross Island Line (CRL) portion of the station. Over the past quarter, the work site has moved from a preparatory mode into one of proper construction. Site set up seems to have been completed and work is underway for the diversion of drainage lines. Works at the site have also involved a small road diversion and more equipment for the commencement of bored piling has turned up on site.

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.

N109A - Teck Ghee update Q2 2023

 

10 June 2023 - A view of excavation work being carried out within the construction area.

Contract N109A, under the North-South Expressway project, also includes the construction of a station box for the Cross Island Line (CRL) below the road tunnels. Utilizing the width of the excavated trench, the station will feature cripple sidings that run parallel to the platform - similar to those found at Fort Canning and Mattar stations along the Downtown Line. Work is progressing with excavation of part of the trench having commenced at various portions of the site. We are unsure if this is to facilitate the construction of the roof slab for a top-down construction method to be used later on.

CR113 - Serangoon North update Q2 2023

10 June 2023 - A view of the construction sites at Serangoon North.

 Over at contract CR113, work has been picking up speed with the preparation of several sites completed and moving onto site set up with equipment being moved in. This contract is for the construction of Serangoon North station and does not involve any tunneling works, which will be carried out by neighbouring contracts CR112 to the east and CR115 to the west. The station itself occupies a fairly long site, with the eventual station stretching for about 700m, it is undoubtedly one of the longest stations and will involve a complex construction.