To wrap the year, we've started a series called the 2024 progress report. This series aims to recap all the accomplishments and changes made through the work at the various sites over the year. Here are the other parts for the Jurong Region Line (JRL) thus far:
This contract has seen a lot of progress through 2024. Some of the highlights would include the completion of viaduct segment launching, the commencement of viaduct span preparation for handover to track laying contractor and the commencement of exit construction. Contractor China Communications Construction Co (CCCC) has been working steadily and safely in spite of all the challenges faced along the contract's length. We recap all of these after the jump.
The station building for the JRL will be four storeys high, straddling the existing East-West Line (EWL)'s viaducts to the west of the EWL station. Connections to the existing station will see the current station's platform level extended further west where escalators and lifts will connect commuters one level up to the JRL concourse level. In all, the JRL station's height is equivalent to roughly 8 to 9 storeys of the neighbouring HDB block's. The final station's height, with the roof in place, may be as high as 11 storeys of a HDB block.
Through the year, this height has been gradually added on. The year began with works mostly focused on the mezzanine level that connects the exits on either side of the roadway together. At the end of the year, works were at the top level - the platforms. Work had progressed sufficiently far along that the metal frame of the roof was beginning installation with 2 pairs of the columns added to the station.
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21 January 2024 - An aerial view of the Boon Lay interchange in early 2024. Construction works
were focused on the mezzanine level of each half of the JRL station. |
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7 December 2024 - An aerial view of the Boon Lay interchange in end 2024. Construction work
was focused on the platform level, with installation of the roof frame underway as well. |
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| 11 January 2024 - An aerial view of the southern half of the JRL station in early 2024. |
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| 7 December 2024 - An aerial view of the southern half of the JRL station in end 2024. |
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| 11 January 2024 - An aerial view of the southern half of the JRL station in early 2024. |
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| 7 December 2024 - An aerial view of the southern half of the JRL station in end 2024. |
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| 11 January 2024 - A view of the JRL station as seen from existing EWL station in early 2024. |
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| 7 December 2024 - A view of the JRL station as seen from existing EWL station in end 2024. |
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| 7 December 2024 - An aerial view of the station & approach viaducts from the north. |
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| 7 December 2024 - An aerial view of the station in end 2024. |
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7 December 2024 - A view of the southern half of the station building, now standing at its full
height of 4 storeys, seen from street level. The station building is equivalent to roughly 8 to 9
stories of the neighbouring HDB block in height. |
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7 December 2024 - A view of the centre columns and lift shafts, wedged between the existing
EWL viaducts. The concourse level bridges the gap above, followed by the JRL platform level
on top. |
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| 7 December 2024 - A view of Exit 8 under construction, with the linkbridge already in place. |
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| 7 December 2024 - A close up view of the linkbridge for Exit 8. |
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7 December 2024 - Rebar and the concrete podium in place for Exit 6, hidden behind the sheltered
linkway supporting column. |
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| 7 December 2024 - Rebar for Exit 7 seen in the distance. |
While the station has grown impressively in height over the course of the year, the viaducts were not to be outdone either. In this contract, their construction has kept pace with the station building, unlike that in Contract J103. By the end of the year, all viaduct segmental boxes had been cast and launched to form a continuous section of viaduct beam along Jurong West Street 64.
Parapet wall installation had begun at the northern end of the contract and progressively moved further southwards. The works also saw the installation of waterproofing to the viaduct deck and the installation of the first stage of concreting ahead of track laying works.
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| 11 January 2024 - A viaduct pier just south of the station in early 2024. |
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7 December 2024 - A viaduct pier just south of the station in end 2024 with viaduct span segments
since completed.
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21 January 2024 - An aerial view of viaduct construction works along Jurong West Street 64 in
early 2024. |
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7 December 2024 - An aerial view of viaduct construction works along Jurong West Street 64 in
end 2024. |
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21 January 2024 - An aerial view of viaduct construction works along Jurong West Street 64 in
early 2024. |
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7 December 2024 - An aerial view of viaduct construction works along Jurong West Street 64 in
end 2024. |
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7 December 2024 - Workers busy toiling under the sun to apply the waterproofing layer to the
viaduct deck. |
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7 December 2024 - Parapet wall installation is preceded by casting of the low wall that joins the
parapet segment with the viaduct. Temporary rigging is used to hold the segments in place. |
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| 7 December 2024 - Precast cable troughs sit on the viaduct deck, awaiting installation. |
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| 7 December 2024 - Ongoing works for waterproofing and first stage concreting. |
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7 December 2024 - A view of casting works for the slab adjoining the two viaduct beams. This
is where the terminal crossover switches will be located, allowing trains to change directions
either before entering or after leaving Boon Lay interchange during phase 1 operations. |
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7 December 2024 - A close up view of the ongoing casting works for the adjoining slab. The
crossover section will stretch up to the community centre. |
The coming year will see the station's roof structures take shape and new exits pop up. The viaduct is likely to be handed over to the track works contractor, although it may be some time before track laying can commence here due to the lack of a temporary staging area (TSA) for track works nearby. The closest TSA is likely to be between Gek Poh & Tawas stations. As such, track laying works commencing for the contract will likely be reliant on completion of viaducts along contracts J105 & J107 being completed. We wish contractor CCCC a productive & safe ending to 2024.
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