Orchard Boulevard Cast (V)

RC works for the internal structure progresses at the station. Bored piling works are taking place at entrance B.

Orchard Boulevard Station

Orchard Boulevard Cast (IV)

RC works are in progress at the station's platform level.

Orchard Boulevard Excavation (III)

Excavations works have reached the formation level, with commencement of rebar installation at the underplatform level.

Orchard Boulevard Station

Orchard Boulevard Excavation (II)

The lower concourse structure has now been completed and the final phase of excavation works are proceeding down to the formation level for the casting of the underplatform and platform levels. Pipe jacking works are underway for subway B.

Last stage of excavation works at Orchard Boulevard station

Orchard Boulevard Cast (III)

Excavation works have reached the lower concourse level and casting of the structure is progressing. Excavation and casting of the platform and underplatform levels will be carried out through the year. Excavation works for the mining shaft for the underpass leading to entrance B have commenced at the facade of Camden Medical Centre along Grange Road.

Overview of T218 site

Orchard Boulevard Cast (II)

Subsurface casting works for the Upper Concourse level is taking place at the Orchard Boulevard station.

Casting works at Orchard Boulevard

Orchard Boulevard Excavation

Top-down construction of the Orchard Boulevard Station have commenced with excavation works reaching the roof slab. Concreting works will take place in the next quarter.

Excavation to the reduced level of the roof slab

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

Orchard Boulevard Cast

The diaphragm wall of the Orchard Boulevard station has been completed and the installation of rebar for the subsequent casting of the plenum roof begins at the station box.

Orchard Boulevard D-walls (IV)

D-walling works progresses at the Orchard Boulevard station.

Orchard Boulevard D-walls (III)

Trenching of the Diaphragm Wall & boring works for the bored piles and king posts continue following the diversion of the slip road.

Orchard Boulevard D-walls (II)

Diaphragm wall works continue at the Orchard Boulevard station following the first traffic diversion. The Paterson-bound carriageway will be diverted this week.

Orchard Boulevard - Preparations to Divert

D-walling works continue at the Orchard Boulevard station. A minor road diversion for Grange Road is being prepared and will be implemented in about 2 weeks time. The diversion is necessary for the construction of the Diaphragm wall beneath part of the existing road.

North of the station, a road diversion has taken place in front of the Hotel Jen (former Traders Hotel) by the unrelated PUB Stamford Diversion Canal Phase II project. This is another infrastructural project taking place concurrent with the construction of the Thomson Line, with the second interface at Great World.

Preparations to divert Grange Road (foreground)

Orchard Boulevard D-walls

The Orchard Boulevard station has commenced D-walling works. Hoardings have also gone up around the newly completed site office - which shares a common ground with the site itself resulting in an extremely small site area, offering little parking space and only allows for a one-way flow of traffic.

Barriers have been placed around the center median near Traders Hotel where preparatory works progresses for the subsequent felling and road diversion to construct Entrance B.

T218 Orchard Boulevard

Preparatory works along the center median

Orchard Boulevard Clears

Contract T218 is for the construction of Orchard Boulevard station. The main contractor KTC has taken possession of the site about 2 months back. The site of the station was previously home to EtonHouse International Pre-School's Orchard Boulevard campus, which has been relocated to Thomson Lane. Site clearing has begun at the station.

There will be 2 entrances for this station. The main entrance will be topped off above the station upon structural completion. The second entrance will be located along Grange Road, near the Traders Hotel, requiring a subway link from the station box. The span of the subway will be built by mining, to eliminate any possible disturbance and diversions to the busy traffic intersection. For the construction of this Entrance B, the existing POB will be demolished. The new bridge will be integrated with entrance B, providing barrier-free accessibility on both sides of the road.

Site Overview

Photo of EtonHouse before demolishment - streetdirectory

Grange Road

Entrance B 

Package C Renders

 A/E Consultancy services for package C of the Thomson Line were awarded to Aecom and SAA back in 2010. Effectively known as Civil Team 3 as construction works gear up, the design boundaries span from Whitley Road to Havelock. Stations included in this section are Stevens, Orchard Boulevard, Orchard, Great World and Havelock. Napier station is not included inside the design package as it is separately designed by the client.

Photos courtesy of SAA

Contract Awards - T218, T220, T222 & T225

Today the Land Transport Authority announced the award of 4 contracts to build stations and associated tunnels. With the award of these 4 contracts, there only remain 3 such contracts for all stations to be awarded to contractors.

The first award is for contract T218, involving the construction of Orchard Boulevard station only. This contract has gone to local company KTC that is currently working on the Tampines Central station on the Downtown Line.

The first render issued of Orchard Boulevard station. It lacks certain details made more prominent in subsequent renders.