Circle Line On Track For
Completion
Construction of the Circle Line (CCL) is progressing as planned for
completion from 2010 onwards. About half (14) the total of 29
stations already have their station structures completed, and
architectural, electrical and mechanical works are now in progress.
Station structure works have started for 10 other stations and the
remaining five stations are at excavation stage.
2 Tunnelling along the CCL alignment is also progressing smoothly.
About 25 kilometres of the 33.5-kilometre line have been completed.
Full completion is expected to be achieved by 2008.
3 Said Mr Lim Bok Ngam, LTA Deputy Chief Executive (Infrastructure
& Development), "In all mega projects, there will inevitably be
some areas of works that are ahead of schedule and some slightly
behind. For CCL, we are satisfied that the overall progress of
works is on track for completion from 2010."
Circle Line Stage
1
4 Architectural, electrical and mechanical works are ongoing in
Dhoby Ghaut, Bras Basah, Esplanade, Promenade and Stadium Stations,
and are expected to be completed by early next year.
5 The diverted roads at Dhoby Ghaut and Bras Basah Stations have
been reinstated. They include Orchard Road, Handy Road, Bras Basah
Road, Waterloo Street and Queen Street. Reinstatement of Temasek
Avenue, Rochor Road, Beach Road, Raffles Boulevard and the junction
of Bras Basah Road and Nicoll Highway at Promenade and Esplanade
Stations will be completed progressively from end 2007.
New Nicoll Highway
Station
6 Excavation for the construction of the new Nicoll Highway Station
has been completed. As the station structure is constructed by the
top-down method, casting of the roof and concourse slabs has been
done first and completed. Casting of the base slab is now in
progress and is expected to be completed in the 2nd quarter of
2008.
7 The construction of two tunnels, linking Stadium and the new
Nicoll Highway Stations, under the Kallang Basin has been
successfully accomplished. Preparation works for the laying of
railway tracks are ongoing in the tunnels. The last stretch of
tunnelling works between the new Nicoll Highway and Promenade
Stations will be completed by the end of this year.
Circle Line Stage
2
8 On CCL 2, works in Kim Chuan Depot are almost completed. Full
completion is expected at year end.
9 Architectural, electrical and mechanical works are ongoing in
MacPherson and Tai Seng Stations while station structure
construction for Mountbatten, Dakota and Paya Lebar Stations will
span from now to mid 2008.
10 For Paya Lebar interchange station, we have successfully
underpinned the existing MRT viaduct piers where the piled
foundations were in the way of the new Paya Lebar Station on the
Circle Line.
Circle Line Stage
3
11 The station structures of Bartley, Serangoon, Lorong Chuan,
Bishan and Marymount Stations are completed. Architectural,
electrical and mechanical works are being carried out in these
stations and are expected to be completed by March 2008. Road
reinstatement works along CCL 3 are ongoing for progressive
completion by the 2nd quarter of 2008.
12 "Places, such as Lorong Chuan and Marymount, have been affected
by the Circle Line project. We are pleased that they will soon be
reinstated to the way they were before construction started.
Residents and business owners in the area are surely looking
forward to this stage of the works as their lives will return to
normal in just a while more. We want to thank them, and everyone
who have been affected by this project, for putting up with the
inconveniences during this period. They have been truly
understanding and patient" added Mr Lim.
Circle Line Stages 4
& 5
13 Works on CCL 4 & 5 are in full swing. Excavation is being
carried out at Holland Village, Buona Vista, West Coast, Pasir
Panjang and Labrador Park Stations. Construction of permanent
structures at Kent Ridge and Telok Blangah Stations has started.
All the stations on CCL 4 and 5 are expected to achieve station
structure completion by mid 2009.
14 Bored tunnelling works are progressing smoothly, with about nine
out of 17 kilometres of the tunnels being completed.
Circle Line
Train
15 To date, 12 of the forty trains for CCL have arrived in
Singapore and delivered to Kim Chuan Depot.
16 The rest of the trains, which are manufactured by the consortium
of Alstom Transportation S.A., Alstom Transport (S) Pte Ltd and
Singapore Technologies Electronics Ltd, will be delivered to
Singapore progressively over the next one year.
ABOUT CIRCLE LINE
17 The Circle Line (CCL) is an orbital line that links all Mass
Rapid Transit (MRT) lines running into the city. This 33 kilometres
long medium-capacity system will have 29 underground stations. CCL
will offer inter-suburban connectivity that is currently not
provided by the MRT system.
18 CCL has six interchange stations for commuters to transfer from
CCL to other MRT lines. These interchange stations are Dhoby Ghaut,
Paya Lebar, Serangoon, Bishan, Buona Vista and HarbourFront. The
integration of CCL with the existing MRT lines will provide greater
convenience and allows commuters to enjoy accessibility to various
locations in Singapore. It will cut down travelling time when
commuters bypass the city centre to go to their destinations.
19 CCL is being built in five stages and construction of all five
stages is in full swing. CCL is expected to be opened for passenger
service from 2010 onwards.
TIME SAVINGS
20 A journey on the MRT from Bishan to Buona Vista now takes about
34 minutes, excluding waiting time, as the commuters travel on the
North South Line to City Hall and transfer onto the East West Line.
With CCL, it will take only 19 minutes for them to travel directly
from Bishan to Buona Vista, without the need to make a
transfer.
21 The current time taken for travelling from Bishan to Paya Lebar
by bus is about 35 minutes, while taking the MRT with a transfer
from the North South Line to East West Line is about 33 minutes.
With CCL, travelling time will be reduced to about 17 minutes,
without a need to make any transfer.
22 Another example is from Serangoon to Paya Lebar. The current
time taken for travelling on the bus is about 25 minutes, while
taking the MRT with a transfer from the North East Line to East
West Line is about 33 minutes. With CCL, travelling time will be
reduced to about 12 minutes, without a need to make any
transfer.
Source: LTA
