PUB starts Phase 2 of DTSS; S$2.3b of work contracted out

Singapore

SINGAPORE'S national water agency PUB has begun the second phase of the Deep Tunnel Sewerage System (DTSS) with a total of five contracts worth a total of S$2.3 billion already contracted out.

The PUB held a groundbreaking ceremony - witnessed by Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Masagos Zulkifli, to mark the start of construction works for the enhanced conveyance system. The ceremony was held at the site of Phase 2's first tunnelling shaft at Penjuru Road.

The latest of these contracts were awarded to Nishimatsu Construction and Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co (Singapore) which sees them join the contractors announced in September - Ed Zublin, Leighton Contractors, and a joint venture between Penta-Ocean Construction and Koh Brothers Building & Civil Engineering - to work on tunnels…