The contract is valued at approximately S$480m (£282.4m).
KTC Civil Engineering & Construction, a Singapore company, previously constructed Tampines interchange station on the Downtown Line and Orchard Boulevard station on the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL). It is currently in the finishing stage of the construction of TEL Sungei Bedok station.
CRL Maju station is an underground station located along Clementi Road, situated near existing residential developments and educational institutions. The undulating terrain and mixed ground conditions are expected to make the works challenging. Earth retaining and stabilising structures will be built before excavation and construction works for station structures commence.
Construction works for the station are expected to start in the second quarter of this year and passenger service for CRL Phase 2 is targeted to commence in 2032.
The CRL is Singapore’s eighth MRT line. It will serve existing and future developments in the eastern, north-eastern and western corridors, linking major hubs such as Jurong Lake District, Punggol Digital District and Changi region. The CRL will have almost half of its stations as interchanges with other rail lines.
The fully underground CRL is being constructed in three phases. Announced in 2019, CRL Phase 1 is 29km long and comprises 12 stations from Aviation Park to Bright Hill. Construction is under way and is expected to be completed by 2030.
CRL Phase 2, announced in September 2022, is approximately 15km long and includes six underground stations – Turf City, King Albert Park, Maju, Clementi, West Coast and Jurong Lake District.
In December last year, Gamuda Bhd Singapore branch was awarded the civil contract for the design and construction of West Coast station and tunnels.
Engineering studies for the CRL Phase 3 are ongoing.
