C883 - Cantonment 2022 year-end update

 

30 December 2022 - An excavation pit for one of the station exits.

30 December 2022 - An overview of the station site.

Cantonment station, much like the others along Circle Line 6, has been under construction for several years now. As this section of the line passes through generally built up and sensitive sites, the stations are being built using a top-down approach. Unfortunately, this means that observing the works within the excavation site are not that easy with little visible changes viewable from the surface. The narrative here is no different - the surface-level site appears the same whilst there were some noticeable works to remove struts at one of the station exits along Spottiswoode Road.

C886 - C&C Tunnels 2022 year-end update

 

25 November 2022 - A view of the cut & cover tunnels seen from Marina Bay station Exit 5.

25 November 2022 - A close up view of the cut & cover tunnel work site. The retaining wall is
visible.

Like neighbouring contract 885 for the construction of Prince Edward Road station, there isn't much visible progress at contract 886 for the cut & cover tunnels at Marina Bay. However, with the opening of the new Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) exits at Marina Bay station, we have discovered a new vantage point that allows views of the portion connecting to the existing Marina Bay station over run tunnels. Bits of the retaining wall can be viewed from the station exit here.

C885 - Prince Edward Road 2022 year-end update

 

21 November 2022 - A view of the excavation pit along Shenton Way.

It's been a while since we dropped by Prince Edward Road to check on progress. Things are coming along, but there is not much visible changes at street level. The work site is still filled with machinery performing their various tasks. There are no openings visible yet for station exits, ventilation buildings or cooling towers.

C886 - C&C tunnels at Marina Bay

14 September 2022 - A view of the contract 886 work
sites for both the main line & turn back tunnels.

Contract 886 is for the construction of cut & cover (C&C) tunnels for Circle Line 6 at the Marina Bay area. This contract consists of 2 sections - the main line section and the turnback tunnel section. The tracks at Prince Edward Road (PER) station are in a stacked configuration, thus as they head eastwards to Marina Bay station, the tracks split into two directions. One set known as the main line tunnels, turns southwards to connect to the existing Marina Bay station while another set turns eastwards to end just before Shenton Way station on the Thomson-East Coast Line. This second set is known as the turn back tunnels and will serve to allow trains terminating at PER to reverse directions and commence their return journey at the correct level (as PER is of a stacked platform configuration, hence the tracks are on different levels).

Elusive Prince Edward Road

14 September 2022 - A view of the Prince Edward Road
station construction site.

Wow, is it hard to get a shot of this station. Unless you're up on a double decker bus on the expressway, there doesn't seem to be much you can capture of it. So that's what we did to try to get a shot of this elusive station.

Reviewing Keppel

 

A view towards the south of the station work site. This is towards the western end of the station.

On National Day, we conducted a virtual tour on the SG MRT Construction (SgMC) Instagram channel. During the tour, we covered several stations along the Circle Line and we'll be featuring some additional shots that we hadn't showcased on the Instagram channel during the tour.

Revisiting Cantonment

 

An aerial view of the Cantonment station construction site.

On National Day, we conducted a virtual tour on the SG MRT Construction (SgMC) Instagram channel. During the tour, we covered several stations along the Circle Line and we'll be featuring some additional shots that we hadn't showcased on the Instagram channel during the tour.

CCL6 Newsletters by LTA

 

Issue 1 of the CCL6 newsletter by LTA.
Source: LTA

Did you know that the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has been releasing several newsletters on the Circle Line 6 (CCL6) project since 2019? Well, neither did we! Nonetheless, we managed to get the digital copies of the 4 newsletters produced to date.

Follow Sg MRT Construction on Instagram

 

Follow us by scanning the QR code above in the Instagram app, which will bring you directly to SgMC's Instagram page. Alternatively, search for us @sgmrtconstruction or visit https://www.instagram.com/sgmrtconstruction/

The team behind Circle Line 6 Construction is proud to bring you SG MRT Construction (SgMC), an Instagram page that will allow us to bring you more frequent, bite-sized, image-driven updates!

SgMC will complement our existing blogs, allowing the team to offer more timely updates, and even content that may not constitute a full blog post. 

Through stories & highlights, we want to bring you snappy pictorial [maybe even a video or two :) ] updates on the various rail lines, including the existing lines that we do not previously cover on the blogs.

Each Instagram post will carry a unique frame design, for ease of distinguishing updates on different lines and stages. 

We also want to interact more with you, our dear reader! Slide into our DMs with your photos, videos, and tipoffs - we would love to hear from and feature you :) 

We are also planning an IG story engagement this national day holiday, so do join us then! Check back for more deets as they drop soon.

Fret not, the blogs are here to stay. They'll carry more detailed writeups and deep dives. Do continue to visit for the full deets - we will cross post updates across both platforms. 

So do drop by SgMC on Instagram - you can view it on a web browser too if you do not have an Instagram account - and follow us for a new way of connecting & receiving updates.

Follow us by scanning the QR code above. Alternatively, search for us @sgmrtconstruction or visit https://www.instagram.com/sgmrtconstruction/

CCL6 Construction Blog expansion - Save the date

 

CCL6 Construction blog is expanding

A happy Saturday to all readers! We are happy to announce that we will be expanding our reach on a new platform that will allow us to provide more bite-sized, visual-driven chunks as a complement to fuller, meatier blog posts. 

Don't worry - We will still be updating the blogs. Our new platform is an extension of the blog, allowing us to provide quicker updates as and when we have information to share - even when the content may not constitute a full blog post. What's more, unlike our blogs, the new platform will go beyond specific lines to encompass updates across all upcoming and existing lines.

Blogs will continue to provide more detailed news, construction and speculative writeups, as and when information on works and/or new sections of the lines become available. 

As always, feel free to alert us of any developments by sharing photos, videos, writeups, and any other content. It is tough for us to be everywhere all at once, so we welcome tip offs, and will credit you for the material if we do put it up. 

We are excited for the upcoming expansion and can't wait for you to journey with us. Stay tuned for the unveiling, and watch this space for further updates!