LTA Awards Two Contracts for Jurong Region Line, Including Construction of MRT Station in NTU

Artist’s Impression of the JW5 “Peng Kang Hill” station for the Jurong Region Line (JRL). (Image: LTA)

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded two contracts for the upcoming Jurong Region Line (JRL) at a combined value of $386 million.

The JRL is Singapore’s seventh MRT line that aims to connect commuters to key nodes in Jurong, such as the Jurong Industrial Estate, Jurong Innovation District and the Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

Two Contracts Awarded for Jurong Region Line

Construction of JW5 MRT station located within NTU

Location of JW5 “Peng Kang Hill” MRT station for the Jurong Region Line (JRL). (Image: LTA)

Singaporean construction firm Hwa Seng Builder Pte Ltd has been awarded a civil contract valued at around $148 million for the design and construction of the JW5 station for the JRL.

The company is an “established local company with extensive construction experience” and was also appointed to construct two other JRL stations, namely the JW3 and JW4 stations, both located within NTU.

The current working name for the JW5 station is “Peng Kang Hill”, while the JW3 and JW4 stations are named “Nanyang Gateway” and “Nanyang Crescent”, respectively.

LTA said the JW5 station will improve connectivity to developments around the campus, such as the NTU South Spine, the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information, the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine and nearby Halls of Residences.

Construction works for the station will begin in the third quarter of 2022 and be completed in 2029, and LTA said that “with the award of this contract, all civil works contracts for JRL have been awarded.”

Provision of the Power Supply System

The consortium comprising Siemens Mobility Pte Ltd and Concord Corporation Pte Ltd has been awarded a contract valued at around $238 million for the provision of the power supply system for the JRL.

LTA said the consortium, which will design, supply, install, test and commission the entire JRL power supply system, has a track record in bringing proven solutions in the implementation of local and overseas railway electrification projects.

German railway engineering company Siemens Mobility supplied the power supply system for the Downtown Line (DTL) and is currently involved in the Circle Line Stage 6 (CCL6), the North East Line Extension (NELe) and the Downtown Line Extension (DTLe).

Concord Corporation was previously involved in installing the power supply system for the CCL, and is currently supporting the power supply system replacement and upgrading works for the North-South and East-West MRT lines (NSEWL).

LTA said 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.”

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Related Links
Jurong Region Line – SGTrains

External Links
LTA Awards Two Contracts for Jurong Region Line – LTA [Accessed 19 May 2022]
“#PSA We’ve awarded two contracts for the Jurong Region Line (#JRL)! 🚆” – LTA/Facebook [Accessed 19 May 2022]
LTA awards two contracts worth $386 million for Jurong Region Line – The Straits Times [Accessed 19 May 2022]

Images by LTA.
This article first appeared on SGTrains.