Work starts on Cross Island MRT Line Punggol extension; over 70,000 daily journeys to be shortened

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The 7.3km extension to Singapore’s 8th MRT line comprises four stations: Punggol, Riviera, Elias and Pasir Ris. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Punggol station will be linked to the North East MRT Line and the Riviera stop to the Punggol LRT Line.SINGAPORE - Construction has officially begun on the Cross Island Line Punggol extension, which will shorten more than 70,000 journeys between Singapore’s north-east and east daily.

Speaking at a ground-breaking ceremony held at the site of the future Riviera MRT station on Tuesday, Acting Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat said residents would be able to travel between Punggol and Pasir Ris in 15 minutes when the extension opens, compared with a 40-minute bus ride at present. To reduce the need for labour, and improve safety and productivity, a robotic shotcrete machine will be used to build a 60m mined section of the tunnel near Elias station, LTA added. The machine sprays concrete at high velocity to create the tunnel lining.

 

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