Expediting Completion of Downtown Line 2 MRT Stations

Debated in Parliament on 17 Aug 2015.

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Christopher de Souza questioned how LTA expedited the completion of Downtown Line 2 MRT stations ahead of schedule despite the insolvency of contractor Alpine Bau GmbH.
Lui Tuck Yew explained that Alpine Bau's insolvency affected three stations and their tunnels, but LTA mobilised resources from other completed stations and extended work hours to recover time.
LTA restructured work processes and coordinated concurrent activities, including simultaneous testing and commissioning across different parts of the line.
A Local Control Centre was set up at Little India station to allow early testing of the affected section due to the lack of cabling connection to the Operation Control Centre.
These measures enabled LTA to complete the Downtown Line 2 stations by December 2015 without significant delay despite the contractor's insolvency.

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Christopher de Souza

Mr Christopher de Souza asked the Minister for Transport how was LTA able to expedite the completion of the Downtown Line 2 MRT stations ahead of schedule in December 2015 and make up for lost time such that the insolvency of the contractor Alpine Bau GmbH did not hamper the completion timeline.

Lui Tuck Yew

The insolvency of Alpine Bau affected the completion timeline of three stations, namely, Tan Kah Kee, Sixth Avenue and King Albert Park, and their associated tunnels. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) and their contractors have worked hard to make up the lost time by mobilising resources from other completed DTL2 stations and extending work hours where possible. They also restructured the work processes and coordinated concurrent activities for the project where feasible.

For example, to expedite the testing and commissioning of the systems, LTA and their contractors carried out the works simultaneously on different parts of the line. To overcome the lack of cabling connection across the affected section to the Operation Control Centre at Gali Batu Depot, a Local Control Centre was set up at Little India station to allow early commencement of testing for this stretch of the line.

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Christopher de Souza questioned how LTA expedited the completion of Downtown Line 2 MRT stations ahead of schedule despite the insolvency of contractor Alpine Bau GmbH.
Lui Tuck Yew explained that Alpine Bau's insolvency affected three stations and their tunnels, but LTA mobilised resources from other completed stations and extended work hours to recover time.
LTA restructured work processes and coordinated concurrent activities, including simultaneous testing and commissioning across different parts of the line.
A Local Control Centre was set up at Little India station to allow early testing of the affected section due to the lack of cabling connection to the Operation Control Centre.
These measures enabled LTA to complete the Downtown Line 2 stations by December 2015 without significant delay despite the contractor's insolvency.

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Expediting Completion of Downtown Line 2 MRT Stations

Debated in Parliament on 17 Aug 2015.

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Christopher de Souza questioned how LTA expedited the completion of Downtown Line 2 MRT stations ahead of schedule despite the insolvency of contractor Alpine Bau GmbH.
Lui Tuck Yew explained that Alpine Bau's insolvency affected three stations and their tunnels, but LTA mobilised resources from other completed stations and extended work hours to recover time.
LTA restructured work processes and coordinated concurrent activities, including simultaneous testing and commissioning across different parts of the line.
A Local Control Centre was set up at Little India station to allow early testing of the affected section due to the lack of cabling connection to the Operation Control Centre.
These measures enabled LTA to complete the Downtown Line 2 stations by December 2015 without significant delay despite the contractor's insolvency.

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Christopher de Souza

Lui Tuck Yew

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Christopher de Souza questioned how LTA expedited the completion of Downtown Line 2 MRT stations ahead of schedule despite the insolvency of contractor Alpine Bau GmbH.
Lui Tuck Yew explained that Alpine Bau's insolvency affected three stations and their tunnels, but LTA mobilised resources from other completed stations and extended work hours to recover time.
LTA restructured work processes and coordinated concurrent activities, including simultaneous testing and commissioning across different parts of the line.
A Local Control Centre was set up at Little India station to allow early testing of the affected section due to the lack of cabling connection to the Operation Control Centre.
These measures enabled LTA to complete the Downtown Line 2 stations by December 2015 without significant delay despite the contractor's insolvency.

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