LTA awards $522m in contracts for roadworks in Changi

Works to start in fourth quarter, will serve new developments in area such as future T5

- Kok Yufeng

Road improvement works to serve new developments in Changi North and Changi South, such as the future Changi Airport Terminal 5 (T5), will begin in the fourth quarter of 2024.

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) on Sept 12 awarded two contracts with a combined value of $522.4 million for the works to home-grown construction firm Samwoh.

Under one contract, Samwoh will widen a 5.6km stretch of road in Changi North from a dual two-lane to dual four-lane.

The other contract is for roadworks in Changi South, where the firm will reconfigure Changi Flyover, which connects to the airport, adding a new vehicular underpass and bridge there.

Under this second contract, a section of the PIE between Upper Changi Flyover and Changi Flyover will be widened, and a new road will be built parallel to East Coast Parkway (ECP) between Changi Flyover and Tanah Merah Flyover as well.

These roadworks add to a flurry of transport infrastructure projects in the Changi region that are aimed at easing congestion on key arterial roads and supporting an anticipated increase in travel demand.

Part of what LTA calls the Changi Northern Corridor and Changi Southern Corridor, the road improvements are expected to be a boon to industrial and business districts in the area when they are completed in stages from 2028 to 2034.