SINGAPORE: The Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) has called for tenders for the design and construction of tunnels and associated facilities for Singapore’s end of the high-speed rail (HSR) project connecting with Kuala Lumpur, The Straits Times reported today.
According to the online news, construction was expected to start next year.
“We called the tenders for the design and construction of twin bored tunnels and associated facilities on April 6, and the design and construction of cut and cover tunnels leading into the Jurong East terminus on April 11,” said the report, quoting an LTA spokesman.
The report said the tunnels would be constructed using tunnel-boring machines, the preferred method for long stretches of underground excavation as they cause less disturbance to surface utilities, buildings and structures.