On 23.09.2009 Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) awarded to Alpine Bau GmbH (Singapore Branch) the last two contracts of the 10 major civil contracts for the 16.6 km DTL2 with 12 stations and one depot. Contract C917, value EUR156 million, for design and construction of 1.8 km section Sixth Avenue-King Albert Park, including a twin-tube tunnel to be built by TBM and the two 123 m-long stations. Contract C918, value EUR170.3 million, for design and construction of 2.2 km section, including a twin tube tunnel (920 m) to be built with two EPB slurry TBMs, the Tan Kah Kee station (234 m), a cut and cover section (445 m) and a twin tube tunnel (560 m) to be built with an EPB. The twin-tube tunnels will have an outer diameter of 6.6 m and will be lined with precast concrete segments. Construction is targeted to commence in mid-2010 for C917 and in early-2010 for C918. Duration of work is 46 months. Visit www.alpine.at.On 21.09.2009 LTA awarded contract C913, value EUR209.6 million, for the design and construction of Hillview and Cashew stations and tunnels to the Korean company GS Engineering & Construction Corp; contract C920, value EUR173,1 million, for the design and construction of Newton Station and tunnels to Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. Ltd. The new Newton interchange station will serve both DTL2 and North South Line (NSL). Both C913 and C920 contracts are to be completed by 2015. Visit www.gsconst.co.kr and www.stec.netOn 19.06.2009 contract C912, value EUR220 million, for design and construction at Bukit Panjang station and its associated tunnels was awarded to Lum Chang Building Contractors Pte Ltd; contract C921, value EUR390.6 million, for design and construction of Rochor and Little India stations and associated tunnels was awarded to the Korean company SsangYong Engineering & Construction Co. Construction of the three stations is scheduled to commence in the third quarter of 2009, and targeted to complete by 2015. Visit www.lcbc.com.sg and www.ssyenc.com/eng/On 16.06.2009 LTA announced that the names for DTL1, DTL2 and Circle Line (CCL) stations have been approved by the Street and Building Names Board (SBNB). Click here.On 01.06.2009 contract C915, value EUR109.5 million, for the design and construction of the tunnels between the stations at Beauty World and Hillview was awarded to the Korean company SKEC (Singapore Branch). Construction of the tunnels is scheduled to commence in the third quarter of 2009 and targeted to complete by 2015. Visit www.skec.com.At 02.03.2009 contract C911, value about EUR200 million, for design and construction of the Depot for DTL and its associated tunnels was awarded to the JV GS Engineering and Construction Corp. (Korea) and Hock Lian Seng Infrastructure Ltd (Singapore). The 21-hectare at-grade depot is located off Woodlands Road and situated at the north end of the DTL Stage 2. It will house the Operation Control Centre and provide stabling, maintenance, operations and support facilities for DTL Stages 1 and 2. Construction started in the first quarter of 2009 and is targeted to complete in 2015. Visit www.gsconst.co.kr and www.hlsgroup.com.sgOn 02.01.2009 LTA awarded to Parsons Brinckerhoff Pte Ltd the contract C9158B, value EUR10.8 million, for electrical and mechanical consultancy services for DTL 3 and the contract C9158A, value EUR8 million, for electrical and mechanical consultancy services for DTL 2. Visit www.pbworld.com. 42/09.