JRL - A snapshot in January 2025

Overview of JRL stations JS1 - JS8 as of January 2025.
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 January 2025.
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 January 2025.
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 J101 Tengah depot, Contract J120 Jurong East ITH

A happy new year to everyone! We're glad to be back and kicking off the new year with a snapshot update on all the happenings along the Jurong Region Line (JRL) in the first month of the year. What progress has been made since end-2024? Are there any new developments of note? All these and more after the jump!

J113 & J115A / Nanyang Technological University stations - A 2024 progress report

As the Jurong Region Line (JRL) comes to the end of its run in Peng Kang Hill, so do we in our JRL 2024 progress report. This report marks the completion of our coverage for the line's progress updates over 2024. Before we jump into that, you can recap the rest of the line's progress in the various reports we've produced this month:

• Contract J101 for Tengah Depot
• Contract J102 for Choa Chu Kang, Choa Chu Kang West & Tengah stations
• Contract J103 for Hong Kah & Corporation stations
• Contract J105 for Jurong West & Bahar Junction stations
• Contract J106 for Boon Lay station
• Contract J107 for Gek Poh & Tawas stations
• Contract J108 for Tengah Plantation, Tengah Park & Bukit Batok West stations
• Contract J109 for Toh Guan, Jurong Town Hall & Pandan Reservoir stations
• Contracts J110 & J120 for Jurong East interchange & integrated transport hub
• Contracts J111 & J112 for Enterprise, Tukang, Jurong Hill & Jurong Pier stations

In our final update report, we cover the remaining two contracts for the phase 3's northern section in Nanyang Technological University (NTU). Served by three stations, the first two are being constructed under contract J113 and the final station under revised contract J115A. All three stations and two contracts were awarded to the same contractor - Hwa Seng Builder - easing the process of construction and standardisation of noise mitigation & environmental control measures. Some milestones that the contracts in this section have accomplished include the commencement of station building construction and commencement of viaduct segment launching works. More details can be found after the jump!

J111 & J112 / Jurong Industrial Estate stations - A 2024 progress report

We're on our way to wrapping up the progress made over the Jurong Region Line (JRL) through 2024. Thus far, we have covered the contracts for the stations, depot and viaducts under phases 1 & 2:

• Contract J101 for Tengah Depot
• Contract J102 for Choa Chu Kang, Choa Chu Kang West & Tengah stations
• Contract J103 for Hong Kah & Corporation stations
• Contract J105 for Jurong West & Bahar Junction stations
• Contract J106 for Boon Lay station
• Contract J107 for Gek Poh & Tawas stations
• Contract J108 for Tengah Plantation, Tengah Park & Bukit Batok West stations
• Contract J109 for Toh Guan, Jurong Town Hall & Pandan Reservoir stations
• Contracts J110 & J120 for Jurong East interchange & integrated transport hub

We now begin our final posts to conclude the progress report series with 2 more posts covering phase 3's southern and northern sections. This particular report will cover the southern section through the Jurong Industrial Estates.

Phase 3's southern section spans across 2 contracts - J111 & J112, each responsible for two stations. Milestones for the first contract - J111 - include the commencement of viaduct segment launching & construction and the commencement of station concourse level construction. Meanwhile, milestones seen over at the second contract - J112 - have included the commencement of station pier construction at Jurong Hill station and the commencement of viaduct segment launching works. We'll dive a little deeper into the specifics right after the jump.

J110 & J120 / Jurong East & Integrated transport hub - A 2024 progress report

The final two contracts under Phase 2 of the Jurong Region Line (JRL) are located at Jurong East. Before we dive into the 2 contracts' combined report, here are the reports for other contracts that we've covered thus far:

• Contract J101 for Tengah Depot
• Contract J102 for Choa Chu Kang, Choa Chu Kang West & Tengah stations
• Contract J103 for Hong Kah & Corporation stations
• Contract J105 for Jurong West & Bahar Junction stations
• Contract J106 for Boon Lay station
• Contract J107 for Gek Poh & Tawas stations
• Contract J108 for Tengah Plantation, Tengah Park & Bukit Batok West stations
• Contract J109 for Toh Guan, Jurong Town Hall & Pandan Reservoir stations

Milestones for contract J110 for the construction of the Jurong East interchange station have included the commencement of structural works for the upper platform level of the station, commencement of construction of ground level columns for the transfer hub & plaza and the completion of the two viaduct piers to the station's north. On the other hand, milestones for contract J120 have included the progressive expansion of casting works for the in-situ viaduct spans, commencement of casting works for the Integrated Transport Hub (ITH) building structure over the JRL viaducts and the commencement of ITH tower building structure works. More details to follow, after the jump!

J109 / Toh Guan, Jurong Town Hall & Pandan Reservoir - A 2024 progress report

We're into phase 2 of the Jurong Region Line (JRL) 2024 progress report. Before we jump into all the details for contract J109, here are some of the previous contracts that we've reported on for the year:

• Contract J101 for Tengah Depot
• Contract J102 for Choa Chu Kang, Choa Chu Kang West & Tengah stations
• Contract J103 for Hong Kah & Corporation stations
• Contract J105 for Jurong West & Bahar Junction stations
• Contract J106 for Boon Lay station
• Contract J107 for Gek Poh & Tawas stations
• Contract J108 for Tengah Plantation, Tengah Park & Bukit Batok West stations

Moving onto contract J109 proper, some of the milestones that the contract has seen this year includes the completion of casting of concourse level crossheads at Toh Guan station and the commencement of viaduct segment launching at Jurong Town Hall. This contract is a little less advanced in terms of progress as compared to contract J108, but nonetheless has been making steady progress as well. All the details after the jump.

J108 / Tengah Plantation, Tengah Park & Bukit Batok West - A 2024 progress report

We've been on a journey re-looking back at the progress made through the year at the various Jurong Region Line (JRL) contracts. Thus far, we've gone through the phase 1 contracts, which you can view here:

• Contract J101 for Tengah Depot
• Contract J102 for Choa Chu Kang, Choa Chu Kang West & Tengah stations
• Contract J103 for Hong Kah & Corporation stations
• Contract J105 for Jurong West & Bahar Junction stations
• Contract J106 for Boon Lay station
• Contract J107 for Gek Poh & Tawas stations

Having completed the rotation of phase 1 contracts, we now venture into phase 2 territory. These stations will open a year later than their phase 1 counterparts and will serve a separate service on their own, unofficially called the eastern route, which consists of 7 stations. The first contract along this phase is Contract J108, which was awarded to a joint venture between McConnell Dowell & John Holland.

Milestones attained by this contract thus far have included the completion of casting all precast segmental boxes for viaducts, the commencement of roof frame installation works at two (2) stations and the commencement of linkbridges connecting to station exits at one (1) station. Of the phase 2 contracts, this one is slightly ahead of the others. More details after the jump.

J107 / Gek Poh & Tawas - A 2024 progress report

Making headway through our 2024 progress report, we've come to the sixth contract and the final one under the first phase - contract J107. In case you missed them, here are the first five parts of the 2024 progress report thus far:

• Contract J101 for Tengah Depot
• Contract J102 for Choa Chu Kang, Choa Chu Kang West & Tengah stations
• Contract J103 for Hong Kah & Corporation stations
• Contract J105 for Jurong West & Bahar Junction stations
• Contract J106 for Boon Lay station

Contract J107 for the Jurong Region Line (JRL) was won by Chip Eng Seng - Sembawang Design Corporation (CES_SDC) and involves the construction of two stations at Gek Poh and Tawas. Both of the stations will utilise side platform layouts. Significant milestones attained through 2024 have included the completion of casting for all viaduct piers along the contract, the commencement of roof frame installation works at Tawas station and the long span crossing over the Pan Island Expressway reaching the mid-point. We take a closer look at the various accomplishments made in greater detail after the jump.