Bright Hill MRT station

A future entrance to the station under construction.

This station was first announced on 29 August 2012.[5] This underground station was given the working name "Sin Ming",[6] but was subsequently given its official name of "Bright Hill MRT Station" on 27 August 2014 after a public voting exercise to determine the names of Thomson Line stations.[2]

On 15 August 2014, LTA announced that Bright Hill station would be part of the proposed Thomson East-Coast line (TEL). The station will be constructed as part of Phase 2, consisting of 6 stations between Springleaf and Caldecott, and is expected to be completed in 2020.[7][8]

The Contract T211 for the design and construction of Bright Hill TEL Station and associated tunnels was awarded to Penta-Ocean Construction Co Ltd at a sum of S$454 million in February 2014. Construction started in 2014, with expected completion in 2020.[9][10] Construction challenges of the line includes the hard granite rocks in this area, for which additional equipment, specialised machinery and methods were employed to install more than 1,500 bored piles. These piles make up the Earth Retaining and Stabilizing Structure which is needed to retain the soil and facilitate underground excavation works for the station. Ground strengthening works for the soft soil and loose sand underlain by hard granite under Inglewood Estate and Kallang River were required prior to the commencement of tunneling works. As the station is located underneath Sin Ming Avenue and Sin Ming walk, multiple stages of traffic diversion are required to facilitate the construction of the station and the tunnels.[11]

Bright Hill MRT station will be a fully underground mass rapid transit station with four station access points.[6][15] The station serves the primarily industrial estate of Sin Ming and is located near schools such as Peirce Secondary School and Ai Tong School.[15]

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