J106 - Boon Lay update Q3 2023

 

24 September 2023 - Aerial view of the southern half of the station.

Contract J106 has been bustling with work making significant progress over the past quarter. The station building is now becoming visible with the southern and northern halves using various pier support methods to keep the station elevated above Jurong West Street 64. Viaduct segment launching has also made significant progress with most spans installed. The only exception would be the spans that are supported by the movement & expansion joint piers. The installation of viaduct spans on these piers will require the use of trestles - a sort of frame that can hold the viaduct segments in place that is supported on the ground - and thus these spans are being left for the last parts of viaduct construction.

J105 - Bahar Junction update Q3 2023

 

10 September 2023 - An aerial view of the station site at end-Q3 2023.

If any station or site were to give Tengah a run for its money, hands down it would be Bahar Junction. Three platforms - check. Straddling three different roadways - check. Building the station above a junction as well? Check. Amazingly, progress is starting to make up some ground over the past quarter as the construction of the station shifts gears from foundation and pier-work to casting of the supporting crossheads and concourse slab. Mid-way through the past quarter, road diversions were also put in place which constrained the road capacity at the key junction where Jurong West Avenue 4 meets Streets 64 and 75 - all major thoroughfares.

J105 - Jurong West update Q3 2023

 

16 September 2023

Construction is not always boring. Occasionally, you do come across a stunning landscape with partially constructed viaducts that catch the light in the right manner. Some of the images captured over at contract J105's Jurong West site over the past quarter were really magical. The theme of this post will be that pictures do speak a thousand words. Do check them out after the jump!

J103 - Corporation update Q3 2023

 

16 September 2023 - A view of progress at the station at the end of Q3 2023.

Hey there, thanks for putting up with the team being on vacation the last few days. It's been good to have a bit of a break and for the majority of the time we'd been on vacation had scheduled posts in our absence. But we're ready to get back into our regular quarterly updates and with an upcoming November snapshot in a few weeks' time, so do get ready for those.

Today we're looking at the progress made at contract J103's Corporation station. To date, the Land Transport Authority has not confirmed the station names or put them up for voting/suggestions as they had done with other lines previously. We're wondering if they will be doing the same for the Jurong Region Line (JRL) and Cross Island Line (CRL), or if they will ultimately simply decide on the names themselves. The last round where members of the public got to vote for or suggest station names was on the Circle Line stage 6 (CCL6) back in 2017 - 6 years ago.

Nonetheless, the lack of a confirmed station name has not hindered progress over at Corporation station's site. Over the past quarter, work has progressed to finish up the majority of the concourse slab with works beginning on the concourse level columns towards the end of the quarter. Viaduct piers on either side of the station were also in progress, with the viaduct segment launching taking place on the eastern side of the station. Preparation works were being undertaken ahead of the launching gantry's eventual installation atop the piers as well.

J103 - Hong Kah update Q3 2023

 

1 September 2023 - The sun breaking through the cloud cover over Hong Kah station in
Tengah New Town.

Hong Kah station is one of the stations along the Jurong Region Line (JRL)'s Phase 1 that is on the slower end of the progress spectrum. Over the past quarter, the station has been seemingly stuck in limbo with the first level station columns completed. The connecting beams that will support the second level - the concourse - should be the next step in construction. However there does not appear to be much progress on this front.

J102 - Choa Chu Kang West update Q3 2023

 

24 September 2023 - A view of station concourse slab crosshead construction at the end of Q3.

Transformation has taken place over the past quarter at the site of the Jurong Region Line (JRL)'s Choa Chu Kang West station and viaduct sites. Work has commenced on the station concourse slab crossheads which, like many other stations located in the road median, will help to support beams that will form the concourse slab eventually.

JRL - A snapshot in October 2023

Overview of JRL stations JS1 - JS8 as of October 2023.
Top (L - R): JS1 - Choa Chu Kang, JS2 - Choa Chu Kang West, JS2A - Forest Hill
Middle (L - R): JS3 - Tengah, JS4 - Hong Kah, JS5 - Corporation
Bottom (L - R): JS6 - Jurong West, JS7 - Bahar Junction, JS8 - Boon Lay

Overview of JRL stations JW1 - JW2 & JE1 - JE7 as of October 2023.
Top (L - R): JW1 - Gek Poh, JW2 - Tawas, JE1 - Tengah Plantation
Middle (L - R): JE2 - Tengah Park, JE3 - Bukit Batok West, JE4 - Toh Guan
Bottom (L - R): JE5 - Jurong East, JE6 - Jurong Town Hall, JE7 - Pandan Reservoir

Overview of JRL stations JW3 - JW5 & JS9 - JS12 as of October 2023.
Top (L - R): JS9 – Enterprise, JS10 – Tukang, JS11 – Jurong HillJW3 - Nanyang Gateway
Middle (L - R): JS12 – Jurong Pier, JW3 – Nanyang Crescent, JW4 – Nanyang Gateway 
Bottom (L - R): JW5 – Peng Kang Hill, Contract J120, Tengah depot

In the blink of an eye October has come and gone. 2024 is now a mere 2 months away, less than 60 days. With the passage of time gaining momentum as we hurtle towards the end of 2023, here's the October 2023 snapshot of the JRL stations, viaducts and depot for your viewing pleasure.