24 March 2024 - A view westwards from the cut & cover tunnel section east of the main station box. The first quarter of the year has seen quite a fair bit of activity at the construction site of Pasir Ris Cross Island Line (CRL) station. Within the first three months, the alignment of Pasir Ris Drive 1 was shifted closer to Costa Ris BTO precinct, the junction of Pasir Ris Drive 1 with Pasir Ris Central & Street 51 was reconfigured and diaphragm wall works outside block 571 saw a road diversion enacted. 25 February 2024 - A view of the expanded main station box ..read more

  Overview of CRL1 stations CR4 - CR13 as of April 2024. Top (L - R): CR4 - Pasir Ris East, CR5 - Pasir Ris, CR6 - Tampines North Middle (L - R): CR7 - Defu, CR8 - Hougang, CR9 - Serangoon North Bottom (L-R): CR10 - Tavistock, CR11 - Ang Mo Kio, CR13 - Bright Hill We're pretty much done with April of 2024 - what a quick first third of the year it has been! Things are quickly becoming serious over along the Cross Island Line (CRL)'s first phase of 12 stations stretching from Aviation Park to Bright Hill with tunnel boring machines (TBMs) being delivered to site and lowered into la ..read more

  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. In the middle of the quarter, works were still ongoing for soil improvement where the launch shaft is to be excavated in the coming months ..read more

  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. Where is the PIC located?Located near the Punggol station and Waterway Point shopping mall, the PIC is a mere 2 to 5 minute walk away from the transport & shoppi ..read more

  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. Station box north site & launch shafts ..read more

Overview of CRL1 stations CR4 - CR13 as at March 2024. Top (L - R): CR4 - Pasir Ris East, CR5/CP1 - Pasir Ris, CR7 - Defu Middle (L - R): CR8 - Hougang, CR9 - Serangoon North, CR10 - Tavistock Bottom (L - R): CR11 – Ang Mo Kio, CR12 - Teck Ghee, CR13 - Bright Hill 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 firs ..read more

  24 February 2024 - An aerial view of the former Tanglin Secondary School campus. As with other Cross Island Line (CRL) phase 2 contracts awarded in 2023, works are ramping up ahead of the area undergoing massive changes at West Coast station site. Currently still occupied by the former Tanglin Secondary School, which moved out after a final year on the campus, the contract will see the demolition of the existing buildings before construction can commence. Contract CR209 includes the construction of the West Coast station and twin bored tunnels connecting to Clementi intercha ..read more

  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. A render of Clementi Cross Island Line (CRL) station. Source: Aurecon The contract to build Clementi interchange along the Cross Island Line (CRL) was awarded to a joint venture between China Communications Construction Company & Sinohydro Corporation in Q4 2023, together with contract CR205 for King Albert Park. The press release for the award of both contracts, the one for Clementi bei ..read more

  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. At the northern end of the site, soil investigation works are taking place on site. The boreholes creat ..read more

  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. Contract J1018 entailed the earthworks for the ..read more