Thomson Line Breaks Ground

 The Thomson Line groundbreaking ceremony was held at Woodlands Station today. The ceremony, officiated by Guest-of-Honor Mr Lui Tuck Yew, also exhibited mock up displays of the projects under Civil Team 1, showcasing stations from Woodlands North to Springleaf and the Mandai Depot.

Also announced today were the finalized station names for the TSL. Sin Ming station has been renamed to Bright Hill while all other stations retain their working names.

Groundbreaking Ceremony

Mandai Depot & SBAB

The site at the Mandai Depot has seen an increasing number of piling rigs appearing over the last few months. As works progress in full swing at the depot, the SBAB C&C has been handed over to STEC following the relocation of the airbase fence. Structural works will commence in the next quarter.

With this update we conclude the review of the existing progress of Stage 1 and 2 thus far. Our aerial updates will suspend as the haze intensifies in the coming months. We shall begin updating stage 3 towards the end of the year.

The Thomson Line groundbreaking ceremony shall take place at Woodlands this Friday.

Southern end of Mandai Depot where Orchidville once resided

The future Mandai Depot in a mock up

Mandai Depot to the left, SBAB C&C on the right

RTS Facility Building

Contract T207 has been awarded to Shimizu and will be a tunnel-only contract spanning from SBAB to Springleaf. The southern launch shaft at SBAB will be constructed by STEC and handed over to Shimizu upon structural completion. Upon leaving SBAB, majority of the tunnel alignment runs under the Seletar Expressway.

Bored tunnels from SBAB to RTS

The tunnels will go into a stacked configuration upon reaching Mandai Avenue, where a RTS facility building will be situated. The facility will also be built under T207 and located along Mandai Road leading into the Crematorium. The site office should also be located here.

An escape shaft will be located at exit 8a of the SLE, south of the airbase runway.

Bored tunnels from SPL to RTS

Similarly at Springleaf, a launch shaft north of the station will be built by Leighton-JH, the contractor for T208, before being handed over to Shimizu. The 2 tunnels will make 2 tight turns to align under the SLE from Upper Thomson Rd, and will similarly go into a stacked configuration upon reaching the RTS facility building. 

There will be a total of 6 cross passages between Springleaf and the RTS facility.

Site clearing for Escape shaft

RTS facility building