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ALPINE Singapore completed the first of
six subway tunnels for the C917 and C918
underground systems which the company
is building as the sole contractor for Phase
2 of the Downtown subway line of the MRT
Singapore rail transport network.
This tunnel is one of the two structures con-
necting the Tan Kah Kee and Sixth Avenue
subway stations and was drilled using a
Herrenknech boring machine with an EPB
shield with a 6.6 metre diameter.
Dieter Meyer, ALPINE’s manager for the
project contemplating these two structu-
res, expressed his satisfaction for the work
carried out: “After some initial problems,
the team headed by Frank Brodbeck and
his assistant Andreas Mindt, were able to
reach a record speed of 93 metres per
week. We are proud of having finished it so
rapidly while, at the same time, maintaining
the highest levels of safety, without any in-
terruptions and without any ground-sinking
problems”.
The representatives of the entity which
awarded the project also praised the results
and congratulated the company for the lack
of any incidents.
“We still have to face some challenges but
are perfectly prepared for the future after
having accomplished this major milestone”,
said Peter Gfrerer, head of the department
and managing director.
ALPINE Singapore has been operating in
this country since 2003 and is currently
building about six kilometres of tunnels and
three underground stations for the C917
and C918 networks included in Phase 2
of the Downtown line of the MRT railway
system. These infrastructures can also be
used to protect the population in case of
emergencies.
ALPlNE
finishes building
one of the six subway
tunnels in Singapore