J102 - Peeking at the progress within Tengah

 

27 November 2022 - A viaduct pier with the crosshead already cast is visible beyond the BTO flats
currently under construction along the eastern stretch of Tengah new town.

It was a drab, rainy morning. The build-to-order (BTO) flats have risen quicker than the progress on the Jurong Region Line (JRL) within Tengah is visible. But from a high vantage point, just barely visible to the eye, was a view of some of the work for the line within Tengah. Mostly out of reach at the moment, work has been going on steadily to get viaduct piers at the southern end of contract J102 ready. As they progress further north, they get much trickier as the line's branches merge at the centerpiece station of the line - Tengah.

J106 - Update on site progress

 

17 November 2022 - A view northwards along Jurong West Street 64,
as seen from the Frontier Community Club.

17 November 2022 - A rebar cage on site for pier construction. The stub for a pier can also be
seen towards the left of the image.

We are back at contract J106 to view the progress in the middle of the month. Despite the previous visit being fairly recent, there's a fair bit of visible progress at the site. More piers can be seen, apart from the 2 completed ones at the northern end of the contract. From the north, the third pier is half-cast whilst the sixth was having formwork being done to facilitate the casting works. The stubs of piers four and five from the northern contract boundary are visible as well.

J107 - Pier casting commenced

 

17 November 2022 - The first pier for contract J107 has been partially
cast.

17 November 2022 - The first, partially cast pier & others under
construction along Jurong West Street 81.

GEK POH VILLE - A sleepy suburb in Jurong West, the quiet neighbourhood has recently seen a fair amount of upheaval with construction works for the Jurong Region Line (JRL) taking place along the median of one of the major, arterial roads serving the area. The future Gek Poh JRL station will sit just outside the Gek Poh Shopping Centre.

J108 - Another major milestone

 

17 November 2022 - An aerial view of the Tengah Park station work site. The launch gantry has
been lifted into position in preparation for commencement of viaduct construction.

BUKIT BATOK ROAD - Its up! Its hanging, suspended in the air. As you drive along, you might be able to spot a blue truss-like structure on the side table of the road. Might may not be quite the right word as the structure is pretty hard to miss. But if you're driving, best not to be distracted... Hence the use of the word, might.

J106 - 1, 2, completed piers, 3, 4, upcoming main shafts

30 October 2022 - The first 2 completed viaduct piers for the contract.

30 October 2022 - A view of the 2 piers from street level, looking northwards.

We seem to be having a thing going with piers being fully cast and ready as of late. Here's some continuing coverage of viaduct piers from contract J105 in our previous post to contract J106. The completed piers within J106's domain are located at the northern end of the contract site. Currently, 2 fully cast piers are visible standing tall above the road.

J105 - Station piers popping up

 

30 October 2022 - A view of the rounded piers located in the road median.
These piers will support the station structure which will be cantilever
above the road.

30 October 2022 - 5 station piers visible. Are you able to spot all 5?

Jurong West station has been progressing steadily and most likely is the second most advanced station currently under construction along the Jurong Region Line (JRL) after Tengah Plantation. This station only falls into second place as the concourse slab crossheads are not yet under construction unlike the former.

J108 - Tengah Plantation casting

 

30 October 2022 - An aerial view of the Tengah Plantation station.

Tengah Plantation station under contract J108 has been progressing steadily since we found a good vantage point from which to view the station earlier this year in June. From this viewpoint, we have been able to document the station's piers going up from mere rebar to concrete structures that are now progressing to have the concourse level crossheads cast.