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Work begins on last 5 stations on TEL’s northern stretch

SINGAPORE — Construction work for the last five MRT stations on the northern stretch of the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) has begun, with a groundbreaking ceremony held yesterday for the Maxwell, Shenton Way, Marina Bay, Marina South and Gardens by the Bay stations.

Stations on the Thomson-East Coast Line

Stations on the Thomson-East Coast Line

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SINGAPORE — Construction work for the last five MRT stations on the northern stretch of the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) has begun, with a groundbreaking ceremony held yesterday for the Maxwell, Shenton Way, Marina Bay, Marina South and Gardens by the Bay stations.

Tanjong Pagar Member of Parliament Lily Neo was the guest of honour at the ceremony. Residents, including the elderly, will benefit from better connectivity when the stations are ready, she said. “It will only take one MRT station, from Maxwell or Havelock, to Outram MRT Station to visit Singapore General Hospital — so definitely for medical purposes, it will be very convenient as well.”

The construction may also give rise to temporary inconveniences, and effort has been made to minimise the impact on residents. For example, a noise blanket will help muffle the noise. “We will tell them, if there are any problems, to contact us directly, then we will investigate them straight away,” said Mr Daniel Tay, director of Hock Lian Seng Infrastructure, the contractor for Maxwell Station.

The 43km TEL will add 31 new stations to the existing rail network, with seven interchange stations. The entire northern stretch will be ready in 2021.

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