Contracts Awarded for Construction of Final JRL Station and Provision of
Power Supply System for the New Line
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded two contracts for the Jurong Region Line (JRL) at a combined contract value of $386 million.
2. The civil contract for the construction of JRL JW5 station and its associated viaducts has been awarded to Hwa Seng Builder Pte Ltd. Valued at $148 million, the contract covers the design and construction of JW5 station, and about 0.7km of elevated viaducts along Nanyang Drive. With the award of this contract, all civil works contracts for JRL have been awarded.
3. Located within Nanyang Technological University (NTU), JW5 station enhances connectivity for existing developments on the NTU campus such as NTU South Spine, the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information, the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine and nearby Halls of Residences. Please refer to Annex A and B for the location and travel time savings.
4. Hwa Seng Builder Pte Ltd is an established local company with extensive construction experience. Besides JW5, the company has also been appointed to construct two other JRL stations – JW3 and JW4 – which are also located within NTU.
5. The company had previously completed the expansion of the KPE/TPE interchange, which included the construction of a link road to Punggol Central. It also undertook other LTA projects such as the widening of Woodlands Road, Choa Chu Kang Link, Stagmont Ring and Bukit Batok East Avenue 3, as well as improvement works for the PIE slip road between Clementi North Flyover and Toh Tuck Flyover.
6. Construction works for JW5 are expected to start in the third quarter of 2022 and complete in 2029.
Contract for Power Supply System for Jurong Region Line
7. The second contract, valued at approximately $238 million, is for the provision of the power supply system for JRL. It has been awarded to Siemens Mobility Pte Ltd / Concord Corporation Pte Ltd Consortium.
8. The power supply system is designed based on the fully elevated Rapid Transit System that comprises the 66kV and 22kV AC systems, 750V DC traction power supply system, Emergency Traction Tripping System and associated auxiliary systems. This contract includes design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning for the entire JRL power supply system.
9. Siemens Mobility Pte. Ltd. and Concord Corporation Pte Ltd both bring to the consortium proven track records in the implementation of local and overseas railway electrification projects. Siemens Mobility completed the power supply system for Downtown Line and is currently involved in the Circle Line Stage 6 (CCL6), North East Line Extension (NELe) and Downtown Line Extension (DTLe). Concord Corporation was previously involved in the installation of power supply system for Circle Line and is currently supporting the power supply system replacement and upgrading works on the North-South and East-West Lines.
About the JRL
10. The JRL is Singapore’s seventh MRT line and will open from 2027 onwards, in three stages. It will improve connectivity in the western part of Singapore by establishing direct links to NTU, Jurong Industrial Estate, Jurong Innovation District, Pandan Reservoir and the future Tengah area. For instance, commuters travelling from the north will be able to access the Jurong region directly through the JRL interchange at Choa Chu Kang MRT station, without having to transfer at Jurong East MRT station.
