TUNNELLING PROJECTS IN SINGAPORE: AN OVERVIEW

The introduction reviews the tunnelling carried out in Singapore since the early eighties. Between 1983 and 1990, Phases 1 and 2 of the mass rapid transit system were constructed. These included some 20 km of bored and cut and cover tunnels together with 18 underground stations. Some particular points of interest in this massive project are briefly commented upon. Reference is also made to other underground or underwater schemes undertaken during this period such as the proposed large caverns project and the submerged tunnel to Pulau Seraya. A description of the subsurface works, now under construction in Singapore, follows. This includes an all underground North-East railway line, 20 km long with 16 stations. At a budget of US$3 billion, this is a major civil engineering undertaking. Another project is the extension of the railway to Changi Airport which involves 3.5 km of twin tube tunnelling together with a major underground station which is fully intregated into the airport terminals. An ongoing programme of further major railway extensions over the next 10 to 15 years is in place and an outline is given of some of the most important underground sectors. Other proposed projects such as the underground roads system and the deep level sewers are briefly described. Together they demonstrate the very significant volume of underground construction scheduled for the next century in Singapore. (A)

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• Authors:
  • HULME, T W
  • BURCHELL, A J
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 409-18
• Serial:
  • Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0886-7798
  • Serial URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/tunnelling-and-underground-space-technology

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Highways; Railroad tracks; Tunnels
• Geographic Terms: Singapore
• ITRD Terms: 3655: Construction; 2755: Highway; 8101: Singapore; 3374: Tunnel
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00792921
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: May 31 2000 12:00AM