CR209 - Demolition of Tanglin Secondary School building

 

16 June 2024 - An aerial view of the station site currently occupied by the former Tanglin
Secondary School buildings.

Contract CR209 for the construction of West Coast station and tunnels connecting to Clementi station was the fourth civil contract awarded for phase 2 of the Cross Island Line (CRL2), following the awards for the large diameter single bored tunnel across the Central Catchment Nature Reserve (contract CR202), King Albert Park station (contract CR205) and Clementi station (contract CR208). Together with the latter two, work was anticipated to begin in Q1 2024. The initial works that began last quarter were site preparation works, such as pre-condition surveys of surrounding buildings and capturing drone footage before any work began proper.

As of Q2 of the year, work to demolish the former Tanglin Secondary School buildings has begun. Heavy machinery can be seen on site, where the school's field used to be located. These machines - an auger machine, a crawler crane and a mobile crane - may be used for the conduct of pile tests as the field is an ideal location to conduct such activities being devoid of buildings, allowing easy access to the ground to be used for the station's construction eventually.

24 February 2024 - An aerial view of the former Tanglin Secondary School buildings seen from
along West Coast Road in mid-Q1.

24 February 2024 - A close up view of the former school's teaching blocks.

24 March 2024 - An aerial view of the school buildings seen from Clementi in end-Q1.

16 June 2024 - An aerial view of the former school buildings seen from Clementi in end-Q2.

16 June 2024 - A close up view from Clementi in end-Q2.

16 June 2024 - Scaffolding, wrapped up in blue construction netting can be seen around the
building ahead of demolition works.

16 June 2024 - An aerial view of the former school buildings in the midst of demolition works, seen
from along West Coast Road in end-Q2.

16 June 2024 - Heavy machinery on site, where the former field used to be. These may be for pile
tests to be conducted at the site of the field.

16 June 2024 - A close up view of the machinery.

16 June 2024 - A view through the fence along West Coast Highway. A layer of crushed stone can
be seen laid over.

16 June 2024 - Looking towards the location of the heavy machinery.

16 June 2024 - More of the school buildings have been dressed up with scaffolding and construction
netting.

16 June 2024 - Another view of the school buildings with scaffolding going up.

16 June 2024 - Demolition works can be seen in progress for part of a single-storey building.

16 June 2024 - A close up view of the demolition work underway.

16 June 2024 - An aerial view from block 518, itself awaiting demolition.

The former school buildings are slowly being consumed by the scaffolding ahead of advanced demolition work. This process may take several months and will likely be completed by the end of the year. As part of demolition works, the school buildings' foundations will also need to be removed before work can begin on station construction.

QR code for contract CR209 Telegram channel.

The contract's mascot that will deliver updates to members of the Telegram channel.

In the meantime, you can scan the above QR code to join the contract CR209 official Telegram channel. Receive updates from the contractor - Gamuda Berhad - and keep up to date on the construction progress. Recently, the channel got users to participate in a poll to decide on the name of the contract's mascot, a tiger-like cartoon. Following the poll, the contractor unveiled the name of the mascot as Tora!

This post will also be available on Instagram & Facebook on 26 June 2024.