Downtown Line
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As the previous topic has expired, here's another to continue...
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Award Of Civil Contract For Bayfront Station
1. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded the civil works contract (C906) for the Downtown Line 1 Bayfront Station to Sembawang Engineers & Constructors Pte Ltd. The contract is valued at S$463 million.
Scope of Contract
2. The scope of the Contract covers the construction and completion of the Bayfront Station including associated tunnels. The Bayfront Station will serve as an interchange station for the Circle and Downtown Lines with the station's twin-stacked tunnels connected to the Marina Bay and Landmark Stations.
3. The northern end of the Bayfront Station tunnel will be designed and constructed by the developer of the Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort.
4. The Contract will also comprise the construction and completion of Bayfront Avenue linking Bay Bridge to Marina Boulevard.
About the Contractor
5. Sembawang Engineers & Constructors Pte Ltd is currently undertaking the construction and completion for Circle Line 5 West Coast, Pasir Panjang, Alexandra and Telok Blangah Stations, including the fit out works for Harbourfront Station.
Downtown Line
6. The Downtown Line is a 40km line that will facilitate direct travel from the northwestern and eastern areas of the island to the Central Business District (CBD) and Marina Bay. The Line will also provide a strategic transport link to support the development of the Marina Bay area. The Line, which will run largely underground with a fully automated system, will be built in three stages.
7. When completed in 2013, the 4.3km Downtown Line 1 rail transit system will link the East-West Line (EWL) Bugis Station to the North-East Line (NEL) Chinatown Station. It will have six stations in all: Bugis, Promenade, Bayfront, Landmark, Cross Street and Chinatown. Physical works for DTL1 is scheduled to commence end 2007. -
2nd round of tenders were called last week to supply trains, PSDs etc for DTL.
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I hope it's not Alstom again... see those Metropolis see until sian.Originally posted by ^tamago^:2nd round of tenders were called last week to supply trains, PSDs etc for DTL.
PSD should be Westinghouse again... unless they decided to stop supplying the MRT. They've had the MRT as a good old customer for the past 20 years.
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I hope that they stick to Westingghouse. I don't like the manufacturers of the HK ones, and its always good to stick to one brand for ease of getting spares, and can always get deeper discounts if its an old customer.
Alstom not bad, same reason as above. I don't want another out of nowhere fleet like Siemens. Nice to have variety but still I would prefer standardisation for lower costs. -
Alstoms please. The best designed trains out of all. Wide standing areas. Have to see what the CCL trains are like though, didn't like the colour I saw in the channel 5 news previews.
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LTA Awards $230 Million Civil Works Contract For Landmark Station
1. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded the civil works contract (C907) for Downtown Line Stage 1 Landmark Station to Taisei Corporation, valued at S$230 million. The Landmark Station is located at Central Boulevard near the Marina Bay Financial Centre.
Scope of Contract
2. The contract covers the construction and completion of the Landmark Station and tunnels. The station will be connected via underground subway links to the Marina Bay Financial Centre.
3. The contract also includes the construction and completion for the main trunk road, Central Boulevard, above the station.
About the Contractor
4. Taisei is currently undertaking the construction of Circle Line 3 Marymount Station as well as Circle Line 4 Thomson, Adam and Farrer Stations.
Downtown Line
5. The new 40-km Downtown Line (DTL) will facilitate direct travel from Singapore's northwestern and eastern areas to the Central Business District (CBD) and the exciting Marina Bay area. DTL will run largely underground with a fully automated system and will be built in three stages.
6. The first stage of the Line, the 4.3 km DTL1, which will have six stations, will provide a vital transportation network to serve workers, residents and visitors to the vibrant Marina Bay area. The six stations are: Bugis, Promenade, Bayfront, Landmark, Cross Street and Chinatown. Works for construction of DTL1 is progressing well and is on-track to be completed in 2013. -
Feb 12, 2008 By Christopher Tan
Construction works on Downtown MRT line begin
IN 12 years' time, Singapore residents should be able to get to every major residential and commercial centre across the island by hopping onto an MRT train.
At a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday morning to mark the start of construction works on the $12 billion 40km Downtown Line, Land Transport Authority chairman Michael Lim said Singapore's rail network would have doubled in length to 278km by 2020, 'comprehensive enough to support access to points across the island, supporting Singapore's vision for public transport as a choice mode of travel'.
The first stage of the Downtown Line is 4.3km and will have six stations: Chinatown, Cross Street, Landmark, Bayfront, Promenade and Bugis. When this stage is ready by 2013, commuters will have quick access to developments in Marina Bay, such as the Business Financial Centre and Sands Resort. The rest of the Downtown Line will be completed by 2016.
Mr Lim noted that the Downtown Line is but one of several new rail projects rolling out in the next decade or so. Others include the Thomson Line, and extensions to the North-south and East-west lines.
Together with projects that are ongoing today - such as the Circle Line and Boon Lay Extension - Singapore has committed $40b on new MRT lines.
'Despite the high volume of infrastructure projects taking place across the island, safety is a top priority for LTA throughout the construction process,' the chairman said.
He cited LTA's safety record in the last few years.
In 2003, it lost 252 man-days per million man-hours spent on its projects.
The following year, it hit a high of 1,049 man-days lost, when a Circle Line cave-in caused Nicoll Highway to collapse, killing four workers. But since then, man-days lost had fallen to 435 and 320 in 2005 and 2006 respectively.
Last year, it dropped to a low 49 man-days.
'Safety competence and professionalism are core values LTA regards highly,' Mr Lim added.
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By Wong Mun Wai, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 12 February 2008 1829 hrs
Locations of Downtown Line stations will depend on commuter traffic
SINGAPORE : Construction of the Downtown Line began on February 12 and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said it will decide where to build future stations for the new line after looking at commuter traffic.
Besides the Chinatown Station, the first phase will consist of another five stations.
But for the other 27 stations, which fall under phases two and three, the LTA has yet to finalise their locations on the train line.
One major factor that will determine where the stations will be is commuter traffic. And many future stations may also be located underground.
Lim Bok Ngam, Deputy Chief Executive of Infrastructure & Development at LTA, said: "Typically, we do not want to sterilise land. So you find that many of the stations are located at junctions and the lines are running below the road. That, on the bigger context, saves land for the government.
"But then of course, in terms of construction, it makes it more difficult because you need to make sure traffic flows (smoothly) at the same time."
The existing Chinatown Station will have an additional entrance at Hong Lim Complex.
LTA is using a method that allows excavation to continue through underground openings while the hole is covered. This way, excavation works will not affect the flow of traffic above ground.
On Cross Street, a road bridge from Raffles Quay to the east of China Street is due to be completed by the fourth quarter of the year, with the aim of minimising congestion. The viaduct will be in use till the completion of Phase one of the Downtown Line in 2013.
The two remaining contracts for Bugis and Promenade stations will be awarded by the end of the year. - CNA /ls -
Construction Work On Downtown Line Stage 1 Begins
1. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) today marked the start of construction of the S$12 billion, 40km Downtown Line with a groundbreaking ceremony for the Chinatown Station on DTL1.
2. The 4.3km fully underground DTL1 will comprise six stations: Chinatown, Cross Street, Landmark, Bayfront, Promenade and Bugis. Construction for DTL1 will be completed by 2013.
3. When completed, DTL1 will provide a strategic transport link to serve workers, residents and visitors in the exciting Marina Bay area and upcoming developments such as the Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resorts and the Marina Bay Financial Centre. DTL1 will run through some of the busiest and most vibrant corridors in the city such as Bugis and Chinatown and ease congestion at major interchanges like Dhoby Ghaut and Raffles Interchange.
4. To date, five contracts have been awarded for DTL1. The remaining two contracts, for Bugis and Promenade stations, will be awarded by year-end. (Please refer to Annex 1 for DTL1 contracts awarded)
5. The Government's continued investment in public rail infrastructure underline the importance of a comprehensive and reliable transportation network to support the economy and enhance the quality of life for all Singaporeans. Plans for new rail lines such as the Thomson Line, the Eastern Region Line and new extensions to the North-South and East-West Lines announced in January 2008 are already underway. This will see an investment of S$20 billion in rail projects over the next 10 to 15 years. By 2020, Singapore's rail line will have doubled to 278 km. The rail network will be comprehensive enough to provide access to points across the island, supporting Singapore's vision for public transport as a choice mode of travel. These rail projects will offer ample opportunities for qualified local and international companies to bid for projects.
6. In carrying out these infrastructure projects, workplace and workers' safety will remain a key priority. To help achieve higher standards, LTA adopts international safety and health best practices. Stringent guidelines are enforced to ensure safety at worksites. These initiatives have helped LTA to better manage our projects and have resulted in a decline in the accident frequency rate and death rates at our construction sites. The number of accidents per million man-hours clocked fell by about 40% in 2007 compared to 2003. These improvements are the result of deliberate and consistent application of safety standards at our worksites. (Please refer to Annex 2 for LTA's Safety Records)
About the Downtown Line
7. The DTL will be built in three stages, with Stage 2 to be completed in 2015 and Stage 3 in 2016. When fully completed, the DTL will strengthen the connectivity of the Rapid Transit System network and facilitate direct travel from the northwestern and eastern areas of the island to the Central Business District and the Marina Bay. The DTL is projected to see a daily ridership of more than half a million when in full operation.
8. For commuters, the DTL will offer significant savings in travelling time. For example, a public transport journey from Bukit Panjang to the city centre will be reduced by a third from the current 1 hour. The DTL will help reduce travel time for commuters in Bedok Reservoir and Tampines area who currently need to take bus to transfer to the MRT stations on the East-West Line. It will also relieve passenger crowding at the East-West Line, particularly during the peak within peak period.
Enclosures
Annex 1: DTL1 Contracts Awarded
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the video showed possible stations for DTL3. but doubt we should seriously believe the locations until LTA announces it :) http://video2.channelnewsasia.com/cnavideos/multiplevideos_watermark.asp?skin=player1.swf&bgskin=playerbackground.swf&filename=tue03.flv&adfilebefore=cna%20video2.flv&adfileafter=&playmode=S
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The next few station will be bras basah, rochor, bendemeer, geylang bahru, woodsville, kaki bukit and another station unknown nearer to bedok & kembangan area... Source is from the news....but the busy road of rochor will make it difficult....
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2,000 graves to be exhumed for Downtown Line depot in Woodlands Christopher Tan Tue, Feb 26, 2008 The Straits Times THE Government has identified a 21-hectare site off Woodlands Road to be used as a train depot for the MRT Downtown Line. The plot, next to the Sungei Kadut Industrial Estate, is almost twice the size of the Circle Line's Kim Chuan Depot, touted as the world's biggest underground train depot. Construction of the new depot, which will serve Stages 1 and 2 of the $12 billion Downtown Line, will start in December this year. It is expected to be completed in 2015, a year before Downtown Line 2 is due to finish. But before excavation can begin, 1,957 graves on part the Kwong Hou Sua Teochew Cemetery will have to be exhumed. This is because the planned depot encroaches on part of the graveyard, which is said to date back to the 1940s. Exhumation will start in mid-October this year. The remaining graves in the cemetery - estimated at more than 3,000 - will be exhumed later to make way for development of an industrial site.
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So the future depot is actually located underneath the present graveyards site?
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Originally posted by ^tamago^:
2,000 graves to be exhumed for Downtown Line depot in Woodlands
Christopher Tan
Tue, Feb 26, 2008
The Straits TimesTHE Government has identified a 21-hectare site off Woodlands Road to be used as a train depot for the MRT Downtown Line.
The plot, next to the Sungei Kadut Industrial Estate, is almost twice the size of the Circle Line’s Kim Chuan Depot, touted as the world’s biggest underground train depot.
Construction of the new depot, which will serve Stages 1 and 2 of the $12 billion Downtown Line, will start in December this year.
It is expected to be completed in 2015, a year before Downtown Line 2 is due to finish.
But before excavation can begin, 1,957 graves on part the Kwong Hou Sua Teochew Cemetery will have to be exhumed.
This is because the planned depot encroaches on part of the graveyard, which is said to date back to the 1940s.
Exhumation will start in mid-October this year.
The remaining graves in the cemetery – estimated at more than 3,000 – will be exhumed later to make way for development of an industrial site.
Do you have the exact location of the cemetery?
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It look like the provisional has been made for DTL Stage 2 to be possibly extended from Bukit Panjang to Woodlands Checkpoint, interchanging with either Yew Tee or Kranji before going all the way to Woodlands checkpoint since they decided to build DTL's 2nd depot off the Woodlands Road.
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Downtown Line Depot To Be Constructed Near Woodlands In
December 20081. The site for the Downtown Line depot has been gazetted today after extensive technical studies and site surveys. Located off Woodlands Road, the 21-hectare depot, situated at the north end of the Downtown Line Stage 2, will house the Operation Control Centre and provide stabling, maintenance, operations and support facilities for Downtown Line Stages 1 and 2. Construction for the depot is scheduled to commence in December 2008 and will be completed in 2015.
2. As the construction of the depot encroaches on part of the Kwong Hou Sua Teochew Cemetery, some 1,957 graves on the affected site will need to be exhumed. [Please refer to Annex 2 for details of the exhumation exercise]
3. Phase 1 of the exhumation of the graves for the Downtown Line depot development is scheduled to commence in mid-October 2008. The remaining graves which are not affected in Phase 1 will be exhumed under Phase 2, which will be carried out by the Singapore Land Authority (SLA).
4. The construction of the $12 billion Downtown Line is part of the plan to develop a comprehensive rail network system to meet our travel needs in the future.
Enclosures:
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I hope that it is not Alstom also because I don't quite like the interior's colour on the NEL. Hope that it will be the C751B trains.