LTA awards two contracts for key systems on MRT line

Easy travel: A MRT train travels on an elevated track in Singapore. The CRL will serve commuters in the eastern, north-eastern and western parts of Singapore by linking major hubs. — Bloomberg

SINGAPORE: The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded two contracts worth a total of S$650mil (US$499mil or RM2.2bil) for the provision of four key systems on the Cross Island Line (CRL) – the country’s eighth Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line.

The LTA said last Friday it awarded the first contract – valued at around S$450mil (RM1.5bil) – to Siemens Mobility, Siemens Rail Automation and S.A.U. Consortium (Siemens) to provide the signalling system and platform screen doors system for the MRT line.