LTA to construct more than 200km of sheltered walkways

$156.6M contracts were awarded.

The LTA is set to build sheltered walkways around 59 MRT stations to bring added comfort to all who walk to their ride on the public transport network.

Once completed, the Walk2Ride programme will add more than 200km of new sheltered walkways, four times more than the 46km today.

The LTA awarded two contracts worth a total of $156.6 million for the project on Wednesday.

The first contract covers 24 MRT stations in the north-western part of Singapore and was awarded to Singapore Piling & Civil Engineering Pte Ltd – Shincon Industrial Pte Ltd Joint Venture for $80.3 million.

The second contract, which covers 35 MRT stations in the north-eastern part of Singapore, is awarded to Planar One & Associates Pte Ltd for $76.3 million.

These walkways will provide sheltered connectivity to all developments within a 400m radius around the 59 stations.

Works for the two contracts are expected to commence in the fourth quarter of 2014 and will complete progressively by 2018.