Saturday 25 June 2016

Marina South Excavation (III)

Bulk excavation works are underway at the station and cut and cover tunnels. The remaining pipe pile construction is being carried out beneath the former Marina Boulevard.


Excavation works at the cut and cover tunnel

Friday 24 June 2016

Marina Bay Cast

RC works for the concourse slab are in progress at the Marina Bay station, while piling works commence for the interchange linkway to the North South Line. Sheares Avenue have opened between Maxwell Road and Central Boulevard, providing an interim linkage within the restricted zone of the CBD. The permanent road will be realigned towards the end of the project, and will be served by Entrance B and 2 ventilation buildings under the TEL project.


Opening of Sheares Avenue by the T226 team

Thursday 23 June 2016

Shenton Way Cast

Excavation of LS3 have commenced within the Shenton Way station, of which the bored pile works are still progressing. The roof slab is being prepared for sequential casting and rebar installation is in progress. TBM 2 has commenced its initial drive at LS4 following the commencement of tunnelling works earlier this month.


Top-down view of the station box with its roof slab progressively being constructed concurrent with the bored pile foundation works

Wednesday 22 June 2016

Maxwell D-walls (VI)

The diaphragm wall works continue at Maxwell station concurrent with the construction of the roof slab. A second traffic diversion for South Bridge Road will be prepared next month for the construction of the final d-wall panels beneath the existing road.


Trenching of the d-wall 

Tuesday 21 June 2016

Outram Park Cast (II)

Casting of the roof slab continues to take place in phases northwards, while works on the diaphragm wall are still being carried out. A minor realignment of Cantonment Road took place end April for the piling works along the interchange linkway.



Monday 20 June 2016

Havelock Diverts

The second traffic diversion along Zion road for the secant bored pile works along the Havelock station has been implemented. The final stretch of SBP construction along the east side of the station is underway. A second diversion along Havelock Road has also taken place for the grouting works along the rectangular TBM drive, which will complete around end-September.


Diversion along Zion Road for the SBP works

Sunday 19 June 2016

Great World Excavation

Lateral bracing along the first strut layer have commenced along the station box commencing the excavation process. The north launch shaft has reached the formation level and installation of the tunnel eye together with lowering and assembly of the EPBM will take place in the next quarter.


Completion of the diaphragm wall at Great World station and commencement of strutting for bulk excavation

Saturday 18 June 2016

Orchard Cast

The diaphragm wall works for the station box are about completed and are progressing in full swing along the cut and cover tunnel. The roof slab for the station continues to be poured in stages. A second traffic diversion along Orchard Boulevard has been implemented for the construction of the underground linkway.


Excavation to the reduced level of the roof slab for rebar installation and casting

Friday 17 June 2016

Orchard Boulevard Reinstatement

Construction of the plenum roof has completed and the team is now preparing to reinstate the traffic along Grange Road and Orchard Boulevard prior to the commencement of the top-down excavation.


RC works for permanent culvert and footpath over the completed station roof

Thursday 16 June 2016

Napier Diverts (II)

The final portion of the secant bored pile works are underway at the Napier station following the diversion of the city-bound carriageway along Holland and Napier Road. Tunnelling works has also commenced on the Woodlands bound tunnel to Orchard Boulevard.


3rd traffic diversion implemented at the Napier station

Wednesday 15 June 2016

Stevens Diverts (II)

The stage 2 traffic diversion was successfully implemented along Stevens road at the beginning of June. The diverted northbound carriageway goes over the complete diaphragm wall panels and roof slab on the west side of the station. More than a third of the 155 diaphragm wall panels for the station perimeter have completed, and works on the diaphragm wall and utility diversions are now being carried out beneath the road.


D-walling works on the south end of the station box following the implementation of the stage 2 traffic diversion

Tuesday 14 June 2016

Mount Pleasant Excavation (II)

Bulk excavation and strutting works are underway at the Mount Pleasant station. The project's sole Herrenknecht mixshield TBM S-936 commenced its initial drive yesterday night for the 782m Changi bound tunnel towards Caldecott.



Monday 13 June 2016

Piling at Upper Thomson

The canal diversion works are progressing and bored pile works for the station foundation continues.



Sunday 12 June 2016

Bright Hill Diverts

Secant bored pile works and excavation continues at the Bright Hill station. The project's first TBM was lowered down the south launch shaft for the woodlands bound tunnel towards Upper Thomson earlier this month. Both STPs are in the midst of construction at the 2 launch shafts.

Traffic realignment of Sin Ming Avenue/Walk implemented end-April 2016

Saturday 11 June 2016

Mayflower Excavation (III)

Bulk excavation together with the construction of the roof slab continues at Mayflower.


Friday 10 June 2016

Lentor D-walls (III)

D-walling works continue at the Lentor station following the realignment of Lentor Drive. The first TBM has commenced the initial drive on the Changi bound tunnel towards the 5XO site, which is nearly completed with excavation works.


Realignment of Lentor Drive

Tuesday 7 June 2016

Tagore

Twin bored tunnels to Lentor station have been completed by TBM A and TBM C1. TBM B is now 230 rings into the Woodlands Bound excavation to Springleaf, a third of the tunnel lined. TBM C2 is in the midst of assembly and refitting works for the Changi bound drive.



Monday 6 June 2016

Springleaf Excavation (II)

Deep excavation works progresses at the Springleaf Station with the S2 strut layer installed.


Sunday 5 June 2016

Mandai Depot - TBM 3 Breakthroughs

The first Earth Pressure Balance TBM for the line broke through the retrieval point north of Mandai Depot last Saturday, completing the reception tunnel 3 drive from the launch shaft 1 (LS1). This is the fifth bored tunnel to be lined for the line, and is also the shallowest breakthrough point in the MRT construction history due to the unique utilization of TBMs for the construction of the reception tunnels leading to an at-grade depot.

Retrieval of the machine is underway for the subsequent tunnel drives from LS2 to Woodlands South station. Herrenknecht slurry machine S-893, together with TBM 5 for the Changi Bound drive from LS2 to Woodlands station and SBAB to Woodlands South station have completed similarly.


Lowering and installation of cradle for the retrieval of TBM 3 at Mandai Depot

Saturday 4 June 2016

Woodlands South D-walls (IV)

The second phase of the d-walling works are underway following the completed stage 3 road diversion.


Friday 3 June 2016

Woodlands Excavation (IV)

Rock blasting works at the Woodlands Station continues through the S4 strut layer.

Excavation works at T203 Woodlands

Thursday 2 June 2016

Piling at Woodlands North (IV)

Bored piling for the station's foundation has completed, while the bored pile works continue northwards at the overrun tunnel and casting of the south crossover tunnel are progressing.

Casting of the base slab and tunnel walls for the diamond crossover south of the station