T310 - 2022 Year end update

 

3 December 2022 - A view of the future road through Bayshore estate. Exits 4 and 5 flank the road.

3 December 2022 - Exit 2 of Bayshore station.

Bayshore is the last station on the phase 4 of the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) and will be the terminus for roughly a year before phase 5 becomes operational. Built with a future residential estate in mind, the station will feature 5 exits sporting a signature wooden-inspired wrap-around design unique to the station. Several of the exits have the metal frame already up with roofing works underway whilst others are in the early stages of having the framing set in place. Exit 3 remains the sole exit that does not have any framing being installed yet.

3 December 2022 - A future linkway will connect Exit 3 along Bayshore
Road with the bus stop along Upper East Coast Road.

3 December 2022 - A view along the future linkway, with stubs visible
to the left for the covered shelter to come.

Exit 3, though, being the closest to the busy Upper East Coast Road, will feature a long sheltered linkway leading to bus stops along the thoroughfare. Due to the presence of an existing seawall that separates the original rocky land from the reclaimed portion to the south, excavation works could not proceed in a cost-effective manner to allow exits to be built along Upper East Coast Road. A compromise by means of a sheltered linkway is catered for to ensure ease of commuting for residents and passengers.

3 December 2022 - Exit 3 of Bayshore station. The seawall running parallel to Upper East Coast
Road prevents the construction of subway links further up the road.

3 December 2022 - The ancillary building for Bayshore station.

3 December 2022 - Exit 2.

3 December 2022 - Exit 2.

Most of the exits at the station feature minimal concrete, a hallmark of some of the stations designed under contract E1002 by SAA Architects. The major component of the exits requiring concrete appears to be the lift shaft. Thus, the lift shaft should be one of the only components potentially requiring cladding works at the exits.

Due to the exits unique design, we are not sure if the coating being applied to the ancillary building is for waterproofing or for a base coat of paint to tie in the structure with the colour palette of the exits. As works on architectural finishes push through in the coming year, we will likely be able to find out then.

3 December 2022 - Ancillary building.

3 December 2022 - Exit 1 to the right of the ancillary building.

3 December 2022 - Exit 1's lift shaft.

3 December 2022 - Metal frames for Exit 1.

3 December 2022 - Exit 5 of Bayshore station.

3 December 2022 - Exit 5.

3 December 2022 - Exit 4 of Bayshore station.

3 December 2022 - Exit 4.

The construction of contract T310 also involved the building of tunnels towards Siglap station, including the mid-tunnel emergency escape shaft. This can be found along Bedok South Avenue 1, near the slip road to the East Coast Parkway. Typically, a cross passage is dug between the two tube tunnels to allow evacuees to transfer from one tunnel to another. However, due to the tight confines of having to navigate between residential blocks, the tunnels that run between the two stations enter into a stacked formation. To allow evacuees to transfer between tunnels located at different heights, an emergency evacuation shaft is created that will also allow evacuees to exit the tunnels during an emergency.

3 December 2022 - Emergency escape shaft, mid-way between Bayshore
& Siglap stations along Bedok South Avenue 1.

3 December 2022 - A close up of the emergency escape shaft.

Information panel on contract E1002 at the PIC.

The Project Information Centre (PIC) along Marine Parade Road, near the Marine Terrace station site carries information about the project for residents and visitors to browse. Information panels are available for the different contracts as well as 3D architectural models which offer a glimpse at the future station which will open for service in 2024.

Information panel on contract T310.

A BIM image of the station.

3D architectural model showing the Exit 3 subway & underground
bicycle parking at Bayshore station.

Plan view of the station concourse & platform.

Connecting subway to Exit 3.

Close up details of an exit on the 3D architectural model.

Side view of Exit 2.

A view of the ancillary building in the 3D architectural model.

With works entering into the home stretch, 2023 will bring the station even closer to completion. We look forward to the fitting out of features such as the LED information screens and station signage which will allow for test and trial running along the stretch to commence in earnest, marking yet another milestone to revenue operationalization of the line.

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