J110/J120 - Jurong East year-end update

 

2 December 2022 - A view of the new covered linkway connecting to
Jurong East Central town centre.

2 December 2022 - A view of the contract J110 construction site.

The area around Jurong East station is vastly different from how it used to look years ago. Especially in recent years, the area has transformed once again. The most recent addition being a new covered walkway linking from the southern end of the existing station concourse, towards the JCube & Jurong East Central town centre. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) & contract J110 contractor - Daewoo-YongNam joint venture - announced on Monday that from 18th December 2022, the existing escalator and staircase leading to Exit A at the station will be closed. Instead, a new stairway will connect from the southern side of the unpaid concourse to link commuters accessing JCube & the Jurong East Central town centre.

24 April 2022 - A view of the existing Exit A pedestrian plaza.

24 April 2022 - A temporary stairway added to supplement the existing
escalator and stairs due to the closure of the southern escalator & stairway.

24 April 2022 - Temporary stairway added on the northern side of the
station concourse.

Phase 3A of A&A works to Jurong East station Exit A plaza - from 18 Dec 2022 to Q2 2023.
Source: LTA & J110 Contractor

Phase 3B of A&A works to Jurong East station Exit A plaza - from Q2 2023 to Q4 2024.
Source: LTA & J110 Contractor

The existing escalator and stairway will be demolished. However the existing passenger lift will remain accessible to commuters. Eventually by the second half of 2023, a new lift will be added on the south side of the concourse near the new stairway being built.

Towards the east, parallel to the existing station building, signs of the piers that will sprout upwards are visible. These will serve to support both the Jurong Region Line (JRL) viaducts, tracks, station facade and concourse level.

2 December 2022 - A view of the new temporary stairway at the southern side of the station.

2 December 2022

3 December 2022

3 December 2022

3 December 2022

3 December 2022

3 December 2022

Neighbouring contract J120 is for the construction of the Jurong East integrated transport hub and also includes the construction of a portion of the JRL viaduct within the complex. This section lies directly west of the existing station and will serve to connect the viaduct from the J110-built station to contract J109's viaduct which will run along Jurong East Central.

11 December 2022 - Temporary track protection portals erected under contract J120.

11 December 2022 - A view of the tracks west of the station with the a section of the removed
pedestrian plaza space frame roof visible.

11 December 2022 - An aerial view of the contract J120 construction site.

11 December 2022

Over the course of the year, temporary track protection enclosures have been set up along the criss-crossing tracks of the existing North-South & East-West Lines. As construction work will involve the building of 2 towers on either side of the tracks & a connecting link bridge, the enclosures will serve to protect the tracks from any falling debris and keep commuters safe as they pass below.

The coming year will see more changes to the pedestrian network and the station itself should be come easier to see as it begins to rise vertically.

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