Commissioning TBM for Singapore’s Cross Island Line

While advancing the CR116 contract is up to a consortium of Gammon Construction Ltd, Bachy Soletanche Singapore and Bessac, the TBM has been launched on this section of Singapore’s Cross Island Line.

According to a post of Bachy Soletanche Singapore tunnel manager Mark Merrie in LinkedIn,the TBM’s inaugural drive stretched 200m through challenging GIII granite terrain.

July 2024 was the date that CREG slurry TBM passed its FAT and it is due to be launched and relaunched four times on the project.

Linking the future Teck Ghee and Ang Mo Kio interchange stations, construction of Ang Mo Kio interchange station and twin bored tunnels with a total length of 1.2km are the contents of CR116.