Project overview

The DTSS2 project is the second phase of a nationwide program that completes Singapore’s long-term vision of a recycled water super-highway that further enhances its water security and achieves its ultimate objective of being self sufficient to meet the water demands of its growing population and industries. It comprises of a tunnel conveyance system of approximately 63km of Link Sewers of diameter 0.3-3.0m and 35km of tunnels of diameter 3-6m, adding resiliency to Phase 1 and adopting lessons learned, focusing on energy usage, operational efficiency and minimisation of land-take.

PUB: Consultant Safety Recognition Award, 2020 IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award, 2019 Global Water Award, 2018

The TWRP is the world’s largest water reclamation facility at 1800 MLD

Return of about 100 hectares of very valuable land that can be redeployed for other use. Implementation of the entire DTSS will result in 50% reduction in land taken up by used water infrastructure once it is fully completed, from 300 hectares in the 1990s to 150 hectares in the long terms

Our role

  • Aiding in the initial planning definition phase comprising:
    1. Feasibility study
    2. Preliminary design
  • Overall programme management for Phase 2 alongside PUB

  • Minimising land take whilst freeing up existing land through decommissioning of old parts
    Maximising integration with existing infrastructure through cross
  • connection and linkages
  • Minimising personnel and energy usage through use of sustainable energy and technology

  • State-of-the-art practices and processes benchmarked against other local and international projects
  • Integration of the Tuas WRP with the co-located Integrated Waste
  • Management Facility (IWMF) to fully utilise the water/energy nexus, resulting in lower overall operation costs
  • The new South Tunnel, Industrial Tunnel and a state-of-the-art Water Reclamation Plant at Tuas to compliment infrastructure in Phase 1

  • System resilience
  • Synergies between TWRP and IWMF
  • Safety incentive scheme
  • 6D in building information modeling (BIM)
  • Newforma project management information system (PMIS)

  • Demonstration plant at Ulu Pandan
  • TWRP ground improvement
  • Detailed design consultants for link sewers and TWRP
  • Five design and build tunnel contracts
  • System-wide contracts: roller gates, TIMS, MEICA, IMC, STEMS and ACs

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