LAND TO BE ACQUIRED
To facilitate the construction of CRL2, three part lots of private land will be acquired.
They include two industrial units owned by JTC that are currently leased to private entities at Pandan Loop Industrial Estate. Compensation will be based on the market value of the acquired land/subterranean.
A third plot is a stratum of subterranean space under part of a car park, taking up 18 parking lots, at Casa Esperanza Condominium on Bukit Timah Road.
The surface land above the subterranean space will be returned to the land owner on completion of CRL2 works, which could take about six years. Replacement car park spaces will be provided in the meantime.
LTA said that the Environmental Impact Study and Heritage Impact Assessment for CRL2 have been completed and the reports will be published on the websites of LTA and the Urban Redevelopment Authority in October for public feedback.
Engineering studies for Phase 3 of the CRL are ongoing and more details will be announced after the studies are complete.
Since March, all the civil contracts for CRL Phase 1 have been awarded. Construction has started and is expected to be completed by 2030.
An extension connecting Pasir Ris to Punggol was announced in 2020 and is expected to be up and running in 2032.