LTA awards Lum Chang S$325m contract to build new platform at Tanah Merah station
SINGAPORE'S Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded a civil contract to Lum Chang Building Contractors to build a new platform at Tanah Merah Station for S$325 million.
Together with the construction of a new platform, existing East-West Line MRT tracks will also be extended to connect to the new four-in-one East Coast Integrated Depot at Changi. This four-in-one depot will house trains from the East-West, Downtown and Thomson-East Coast Lines, as well as buses, LTA said onn Wednesday.
Construction works for the additional platform are expected to start by the end of 2016 and targeted to complete in 2024.
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