CRL3 - Contracts CR3016, CR3018 & CR3019

22 June 2025 - A soil investigation rig for contract CR3016 near Jurong Pier station.

During the groundbreaking ceremony held for the Cross Island Line (CRL)'s phase 2 the Acting Minister for Transport, Mr. Jeffrey Siow, also alluded to the fact that studies on phase 3 of the line were nearly completed, with a potential announcement by year's end. You may watch his full speech here. Corresponding to his comments, we have also noted an uptick in the amount of advanced works that have been taking place along the alignment of this phase - notably pertaining to contracts CR3016, CR3018 & CR3019.

Soil Investigation: Gul Circle

Spread of soil investigation boreholes along Gul Circle as of 18 June 2018.

Near the newly opened Gul Circle station, a string of soil investigation boreholes line the road after which the MRT station along the East West Line obtained its name. The boreholes seem to have largely been dug over several months in 2017 stretching from one end of Gul Circle near Tuas Road all the way to the other end near Benoi Road.