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| 10 March 2024 - An aerial view of the station site. |
Through the first quarter, we managed to visit the Defu station site at least twice and have noted the good progress made at the western end of the station. It is likely that the launch shaft for tunneling works towards Hougang station will be located here. As such, this section has been given priority in diaphragm walling works, with the works moving further away from the area gradually.
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| 15 February 2024 - A view of the entrance to the CPE PIC prior to the centre's opening. |
Earlier this month, the Cross Island Line (CRL) Punggol Extension's (CPE) Project Information Centre (PIC) was officially opened to the public. The PIC is open to the public during weekdays during office hours and is closed on weekends and public holidays. Walk-ins are permitted and no appointment is needed to visit the centre.
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| 14 March 2024 - An aerial view of the contract CR112 worksite for Hougang station as at end-Q1. |
Contract CR112 was one of the first civil contracts awarded for the Cross Island Line's (CRL) phase 1. The work site for the station is at various stages across different sites at the station box and exits. Exciting progress made over the past quarter has seen the commencement of excavation works at the main station box site and the waterproofing of parts of the subway connecting station exit 6. More pictures and information after the jump.
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Overview of CRL1 stations CR4 - CR13 as at March 2024. |
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| Overview of CPE & CRL2 stations CP2 - CP4 & CR14 - CR19 as at March 2024. Top (L - R): CP2 - Elias, CP3 - Riviera, CP4 - Punggol Middle (L - R): CR14 - Turf City, CR15 - King Albert Park, CR16 - Maju Bottom (L - R): CR17 - Clementi, CR18 - West Coast, CR19 - Jurong Lake District |
It's been a whirlwind first quarter of the year. We take the opportunity to check in on the progress of the various construction sites along the Cross Island Line (CRL)'s various phases in the month of March and provide a glimpse at the progress being made. Do check out the various projects after the jump.
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| 25 February 2024 - An aerial view of the contract CR109 work site. |
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| 12 February 2024 - A view of the Tavistock station site in mid-Q1. |
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| 21 March 2024 - A view of the Tavistock station site in end-Q1. |
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| 24 February 2024 - An aerial view of the former Tanglin Secondary School campus. |
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| 24 February 2024 - A view of the existing East-West Line (EWL) Clementi station, Clementi Avenue 4 & the plot vacated by the demolished apartment blocks and open air carpark. |
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| A render of Clementi Cross Island Line (CRL) station. Source: Aurecon |
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Overview of CRL1 stations CR3 - CR13 as at mid-to-late February 2024. |
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Overview of CPE & CRL2 stations CP02 - CP04 & CR15 - CR18 as of mid-to-late February 2024. |
The first few months of the year have quickly past and we're slowly getting back into the monthly routines. Here's a snapshot update of the Cross Island Line (CRL)'s various stages of construction for the month of February with work started on phase 1 and the Punggol Extension. The latest phase announced - phase 2 - has also begun early works which we also explore in this update.
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| 15 February 2024 - A view of the existing Downtown Line station with the Cross Island Line site seen at the back. |
Contract CR205 for the construction of the Cross Island Line (CRL)'s King Albert Park station was one of the first civil contracts for stations on phase 2 of the line to be awarded. With the successful award of the contract, works were to begin on site by the end of Q1 2024. Although the station site appears to be quiet, a fair bit of work has begun taking place.
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| Screenshot of contract CR3018 from government portal Gebiz. |
Thanks to an eagle-eyed IG follower of ours, @linhsu88, we were informed that the Land Transport Authority had floated contract CR3018 for tender last week. The delivery date for the contract, whose tender closes in May 2024, is March 2027. We did some digging over the weekend and found that previously, there was a similar contract awarded for the Jurong Region Line (JRL). Contract J1018 was for Earthworks and Associated Works. Sounds familiar? We've got more to share.
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| A map of the Punggol North East Line station. The underpass runs parallel to the station, below Punggol Central and is located between exits A & D. Source: SBS Transit |
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| 6 May 2023 - A view of the entry point to the underpass from Exit D. |
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| Part of the underpass will be converted into a new exit for the station. |
With works for the Punggol station on the Cross Island Line (CRL) - Punggol Extension (CPE) now underway, the existing underpass at Punggol's North East Line station will close come 15th February 2024. The northern part of the underpass will be converted into Exit 7 of the new CPE station box while the southern part will be permanently closed. In future, Exit 5 will connect to the CPE station's concourse level, providing an alternative to the existing underpass. Currently, a street level pedestrian crossing is available for commuters to cross Punggol Central without going through the paid areas of the station. As the crossing is located underneath the LRT platforms, it is also weather-protected. We take one last look at the underpass before its closure on 15th February 2024.
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| A render of the Maju station platform. Source: LTA |
This morning, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced the award of another Cross Island Line (CRL) Phase 2 civil contract to a successful tenderer. The contract, CR206, is for the construction of Maju station and tunnels connecting to King Albert Park station, which will be built under contract CR205. With the award of contract CR206 contractor KTC Civil Engineering & Construction Pte Ltd, a total of 5 civil contracts for CRL2 have since been awarded successfully.
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| A render of a street-level structure featuring a wooden finish. Source: LinkedIn |
Recently the team came across 2 new renders of the Cross Island Line's (CRL) King Albert Park station. The renders show the wooden-like finishings of the street level facilities and allows users a closer look in at the station platform area. These new render images come in addition to 3 other previously released images.
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| November 2023 - A crawler crane on site at the contract CR202 work site for the launch shaft. Source: Soletanche Bachy |
Contract CR202 was the first civil contract awarded for the Cross Island Line (CRL)'s phase 2 section. Continuing off from the terminating point of CRL1 just beyond Bright Hill station, the contract involves the construction of a large diameter single bored tunnel connecting to Turf City station. The contract was awarded to a joint venture between Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co & Obayashi Corp in December 2022, with construction due to have begun in the first half of 2023.
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| 15 June 2023 - A view eastwards along Tampines Road to the station site. |
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| 23 December 2023 - A view eastwards from Hougang Rivercourt precinct of the ongoing diaphragm walling works. |
Unfortunately we didn't manage to squeeze in Defu station into our year-end recap for 2023 with the rest of the Cross Island Line (CRL) phase 1 stations. Nonetheless, better late than never, so here's our year-end recap for Defu station. Over 2023, the site was mobilised with road diversions being implemented and a work site created in the road median. The side platform station will sit here and a large diameter single bored tunnel connects the eastern end of the station box to a launch shaft near the end of Paya Lebar Air Base, under contract CR110.
