Circle MRT line

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Circle Line
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C830C trainset at Bishan station bound for Marina Bay station during morning peak hours
Overview
Native nameLaluan MRT Circle
地铁环线
இணைப்பு எம்ஆர்டி வழி
StatusOperational
Under construction (Stage 6)
Owner Land Transport Authority
Locale Singapore
Termini
Stations30 (Operational)
3 (Under construction)
Service
Type Rapid transit
System Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
Services3
Operator(s) SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Depot(s) Kim Chuan
Rolling stock Alstom Metropolis C830
Alstom Metropolis C830C
Alstom Metropolis C851E (Future)
Daily ridership225,561 (July 2020) [1]
History
Planned opening2026;2 years' time (2026) (Stage 6)
Opened28 May 2009;14 years ago (2009-05-28) (Stage 3)
17 April 2010;13 years ago (2010-04-17) (Stages 1 and 2)
8 October 2011;12 years ago (2011-10-08) (Stages 4 and 5)
14 January 2012;12 years ago (2012-01-14) (Circle Line extension)
Technical
Line length35.5 km (22.1 mi) (Operational)
4 km (2.5 mi) (Under construction)
CharacterFully underground
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification 750 V DC   third rail
Operating speedlimit of 78 km/h (48 mph)
Route map

Contents

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Pasir Panjang
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Telok Blangah
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HarbourFront
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The Circle Line (CCL) is a medium-capacity Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore operated by SMRT Corporation. It runs in a currently incomplete loop from Dhoby Ghaut station in the city area of Singapore to HarbourFront station in the south via Bishan station in Central Singapore. It also has a branch to Marina Bay station from Promenade station, which will be extended to HarbourFront station from 2026 to form a complete loop. Coloured orange on the rail map, the fully-underground line is 35.5 kilometres (22.1 mi) long with 30 stations. Travelling from one end of the line to the other takes about an hour.

The line is the fourth MRT line to be opened, with the first stage (from Bartley to Marymount stations) commencing operations on 28 May 2009 after delays due to the Nicoll Highway collapse. The next stage to Dhoby Ghaut station was completed on 17 April 2010 and the next stage to Harbourfront opened on 8 October 2011. A two-station extension to Marina Bay station was opened on 14 January 2012. The last stage of the line from Harbourfront to Marina Bay will be completed in 2026, completing the loop.

It is the second line in Singapore to be completely automated and driverless and is among the world's longest driverless rapid transit lines. [2] It is also the first medium capacity line in Singapore, with each Circle Line train, the C830 and C830C, having a three-car configuration.

History

Original plans

The Marina MRT line as announced in 1997; 18 stations were planned for the line. MRT Route Map MR.png
The Marina MRT line as announced in 1997; 18 stations were planned for the line.

The Circle Line dates back to 1989, when then Minister for Communications and Information, Yeo Ning Hong stated that such a system would be "feasible when the population reaches four million", noting the slow population growth and demand. [3]

Feasibility studies for the proposed line commenced on 11 October 1994. The line, then named the Marina Line, was first announced on 16 October 1997. The line would serve Marina Centre and the new downtown at Marina South, with multiple branches to Chinatown and Dhoby Ghaut via the National Stadium to either Kallang or Paya Lebar stations. The line was planned to have 18 stations, with a possible extension to Tanjong Pagar station. [4] Plans for the line were confirmed and approved by the government on 12 June 1998. [5] However, due to the high costs and lack of development in Marina South, the Chinatown branch was later removed in November 1999 and the line was reduced to 6 stations from the Dhoby Ghaut to Stadium stations. [6] [7] [8] A part of the removed leg later became part of the Downtown line. [9] On the other hand, a further extension towards Upper Paya Lebar was announced on 28 April 2001. [10]

The Marina line was eventually merged with a planned LRT line that goes from Paya Lebar to Buona Vista via Serangoon and Bishan to form Circle Line Stage 3 on 20 January 2003, [11] and subsequently Circle Line Stage 4 and 5 on 12 December 2003 when Stage 4 was extended from Buona Vista to World Trade Centre to close up the link and to provide connectivity from the west to Sentosa, becoming the Circle Line. [12] [13] On 8 August 2001, SMRT won the bid and was appointed the operator of the Circle Line. [14] Names for the stations for the first three stages of the Circle line were finalised in July 2005 after the Land Transport Authority (LTA) conducted a public consultation exercise on the naming of stations. [15] [16] In November 2005, the names of the stations in Stages 4 and 5 were finalised. [17] [18] [19]

Construction of the initial stages

The construction of Bishan station Construction of Bishan MRT Circle Line 2005-03-29.JPG
The construction of Bishan station

Construction started on 13 March 2002 for Stage 1, 5 September 2002 for Stage 2, May 2003 for Stage 3, and January 2005 for Stages 4 and 5. Initially planned to be opened in stages from 2006 to 2010, at an estimated cost of S$6.7 billion, the Nicoll Highway collapse delayed the opening of the first stage to 2009. When the line fully opened on 8 October 2011, the cost of construction had risen to nearly S$10 billion. [20] [21] Due to the collapse, the station was relocated to a new site two-thirds the size of the original 100 metres (330 ft) away. [22] Three stations on the Circle Line were initially designed as 'shell stations', but the decision was made to open two of them, Caldecott and Haw Par Villa (previously Thomson and West Coast respectively), leaving Bukit Brown as the only unopened station on the line. [20]

The first section of the line, Stage 3, a 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) five-station segment stretching from Bartley to Marymount, opened on 28 May 2009. [23] [24] Initial ridership on this section was lower than estimated, at 32,000 passengers per day (ppd) instead of the estimated 55,000 ppd. [25] Tunneling works for the entire line were completed on 17 August 2009. [26] Stages 1 and 2 started operations on 17 April 2010, [27] [28] followed by Stages 4 and 5 (from the Marymount to HarbourFront stations) on 8 October 2011. [29] [30] [31] [32] A two-station extension to Marina Bay opened on 14 January 2012. [33] [34] [35] [36]

Circle Line stage 6

On 17 January 2013, then-Minister for Transport Lui Tuck Yew announced 'Circle Line stage 6' which will 'close the circle', set to be completed by 2025. [37] The 4 km extension will run between Marina Bay and HarbourFront. [38] [39] The extension will connect commuters between the HarbourFront to Marina Bay stations and expand the rail network to the southern edge of the Central Business District. On 29 October 2015, LTA announced the station locations for Stage 6, with the working names of the stations being Keppel, Cantonment and Prince Edward. Tenders were called for construction between 2016 and 2017. [40] [41] [42]

On 15 May 2017, the LTA invited the public to send in suggestions for names of the three MRT stations or propose to keep their current names. [43] [44] The Keppel and Cantonment stations kept their names, while Prince Edward station has been changed to 'Prince Edward Road' station. [45]

Construction of Stage 6 commenced in late 2017. A joint venture – by China State Construction Engineering (The Singapore branch) and Nishimatsu Construction – won the contract to build the new Keppel MRT station and its associated tunnels. [46] [47]

Stage 6 of the line is now expected to be completed by 2026 instead due to delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. [48] Tunnelling works for the CCL6 were completed on 12 January 2022, with a final tunnel breakthrough from Prince Edward Road station into Cantonment station. [49] The tunnels between Cantonment station and the adjacent Prince Edward Road station were constructed only 6.7 metres (22 ft) below the former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station. Prior to the tunnelling works, an extensive survey was conducted to ensure that the tunnels do not cross through the building's foundations. Structures were erected to protect the railway station's facade and interior, and monitoring instruments were installed to watch out for any building settlement. [50] To construct the tunnels to Keppel station, the Keppel viaduct had to be closely monitored while underpinning the viaduct with new micro piles. Three bored piles were removed for the tunnelling works. [51]

Incidents

Nicoll Highway collapse

On 20 April 2004, a section of the tunnel being built for the Circle Line collapsed, when a retaining wall used in the tunnel's construction gave way. This incident occurred near the proposed site of the Nicoll Highway station, not far from the Merdeka Bridge. The accident left a collapse zone that was 150 metres (490 ft) wide, 100 metres (330 ft) long, and 30 metres (98 ft) deep. Four workers were killed, and three were injured. [52]

A criminal inquiry found the main contractor Nishimatsu Construction Company and joint venture partner firm Lum Chang Construction Company and their officers, as well as key Land Transport Authority officers responsible for the collapse. Several other officers and subcontractors were reprimanded and issued warnings in connection with the accident. [52]

As a result of this accident, the first phase of the Circle Line, previously scheduled to open in 2008, was completed in 2009 instead. The affected station has been shifted about 100 metres (330 ft) away from the accident site and is now located at Republic Avenue.

This accident also resulted in stricter safety regulations for the construction of all future MRT lines. The shifting of the Nicoll Highway station also meant it can no longer serve as a terminus for the Bukit Timah Line, partially influencing the creation of the current Downtown Line. [53]

Other incidents

On 16 August 2007, the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) issued a stop-work order and revoked the contractor's tunnelling permit after a 7-metre (23 ft) stretch of two lanes close to the junction of Telok Blangah Road and Alexandra Road sank about 20 centimetres (7.9 in) that evening. [54]

A section of the road above a construction site near Holland Road caved in on the morning of 24 May 2008, creating a hole. The hole, directly in front of two private houses along Cornwall Gardens, measured 8 by 7 metres and was 3 metres deep. No one was injured, but the road was temporarily closed to traffic. [55]

Line disruptions

On 20 September 2011, a power fault disrupted train services at all 16 stations on the Circle Line. The four-hour delay left thousands of commuters stranded during rush-hour. It was reported that leaks and a damaged electrical cable along the Circle Line were the cause of the disruption. [56] The disruption started at about 5.30 am. Train services were gradually restored from 8 am and all services were restored just before 10 am. Dakota and Mountbatten stations were the last two to resume operations. [57] Investigations were carried out, and the fault was traced back to a faulty cable beneath the platform level at Dakota station. [58] 27,000 passengers were affected by the disruption during the four hour delay, with bus bridging services plying the Circle Line route. [59]

In late August 2016, intermittent signal interference led to a five-day series of train disruptions. The issue reappeared in November. [60] [61] A team of data scientists explored the data and discovered via a Marey Chart visualization that it was caused by hardware problems, sending errant signals from a "rogue" train, PV46. [62] [63]

On 30 September 2023, due to the discovery of a crack on the rails near Promenade Station, delays of about 30 minutes occurred between Dhoby Ghaut, Marina Bay and Stadium stations for 14 hours. [64]

Network and operations

Network

The Circle line is the second line in Singapore to be completely automated and driverless, following the North East line and is among the world's longest driverless rapid transit lines. [2] It is also the first medium capacity line in Singapore.[ citation needed ]

Route

Geographically accurate map of the Circle line. MRT Route Map CC.svg
Geographically accurate map of the Circle line.

The 35.5-kilometre (22.1 mi) Circle line forms an incomplete loop from Dhoby Ghaut in the Central Region of Singapore, north to Serangoon and Bishan, and south to HarbourFront, with a branch from Promenade to Marina Bay station which will be extended to HarbourFront in 2026. The fully-underground circular route also makes several links with the other MRT lines. [66] The line begins at Dhoby Ghaut station, which has an interchange with the North South and North East lines, going eastwards and paralleling Bras Basah Road and Raffles Boulevard, before joining the Circle line extension at Promenade station, which also interchanges with the Downtown line. From Promenade station, the line goes northwards and towards the east, passing beneath the Kallang Basin. Between the Stadium and Dakota stations, the line parallels Stadium Boulevard and Old Airport Road, then the line continues northwards and follows the route of Paya Lebar Road and Upper Paya Lebar Road between the Paya Lebar (which interchanges with the East West line) and Tai Seng stations.

The line curves and continues westwards between the Bartley and Marymount stations, also interchanging with the North East and North South lines at Serangoon and Bishan stations respectively, and then it continues in a general southwest direction between Caldecott and Kent Ridge, the former having an interchange with the Thomson East-Coast Line, passing through Bukit Brown Cemetery between the Caldecott and Botanic Gardens stations. The line also interchanges with the Downtown line at Botanic Gardens station and the East West line at Buona Vista station. After Kent Ridge station, the line curves eastwards, paralleling the West Coast Highway and then terminating at HarbourFront station, where it interchanges with the North East line.

From 2026, upon the completion of Stage 6, the Circle line will continue eastwards from HarbourFront, paralleling Keppel Road and Ayer Rajah Expressway, and joins the Circle line extension at Marina Bay station. The Circle line extension from Marina Bay to Promenade station generally parallels the Downtown line and Bayfront Avenue, also passing underneath Marina Bay Sands at Bayfront station, which it serves and has cross-platform interchange with the Downtown line.

Stations

Station codes for the line are orange, corresponding to the line's colour on the system map. [67] All stations have island platforms, with the exception of Promenade and future infill station Bukit Brown.

Circle Line stations timeline
DateProjectDescription
28 May 2009Stage 3 BartleyMarymount
17 April 2010Stage 1 & 2 BartleyDhoby Ghaut
8 October 2011Stage 4 & 5 MarymountHarbourFront
14 January 2012Circle Line Extension PromenadeMarina Bay
2026Stage 6 HarbourFrontMarina Bay
FutureFuture stations between existing stations Bukit Brown station between Caldecott and Botanic Gardens

Legend

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List

Station codeStation nameImagesInterchange;
Adjacent transportation
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17 April 2010;
13 years ago
S$343.94 million
[68] [69] [70] [note 1] [note 2]
 CC2 
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Promenade Promenade-CCLPlatform.JPG Aiga escalator down.svg   Downtown Line  

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Nicoll Highway NicollHighway-CCLPlatform.JPG S$573 million
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Mountbatten Mountbatten-CCLPlatform.JPG S$322 million
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Paya Lebar PayaLebar-CCLPlatform-TopView.JPG Aiga escalator up.svg   East–West Line  
 CC10  DT26 
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MacPherson MacPherson-CCLPlatform.JPG Aiga escalator down.svg   Downtown Line  S$356.1 million
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Bartley CC12 Bartley MRT Platforms 20211002 124904.jpg 28 May 2009;
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S$63.5 million [80] [81]
 CC13  NE12 
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Serangoon CCL Platform of Serangoon MRT Station.jpg Aiga escalator down.svg   North East Line  

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S$155.95 million [82]
 CC14 
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Lorong Chuan CC14 Lorong Chuan MRT Platforms 20211009 124608.jpg S$65.0 million [83] [84]
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Bishan CC15 Bishan MRT Platforms 20201213 144736.jpg Aiga escalator.svg   North–South Line  

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S$82.2 million [84] [81] [85]
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Marymount CC16 Marymount Platform A.jpg S$167.7 million
 CC17  TE9 
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Caldecott CC17 Caldecott Platform.jpg Aiga escalator down.svg   Thomson–East Coast Line  8 October 2011;
12 years ago
S$391.59 million
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Infill station
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Bukit Brown CC18 Bukit Brown shell station tunnel 2.jpg TBA
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Botanic Gardens CC19 Botanic Gardens MRT Station platform.jpg Aiga escalator down.svg   Downtown Line  8 October 2011;
12 years ago
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Farrer Road CC20 Farrer Road Platform level.jpg
 CC21 
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Holland Village Interior of Holland Village MRT Station - 20111008.jpg S$399.91 million
[87] [88] [note 11] [note 12]
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Buona Vista Interior of the Circle Line section of Buona Vista MRT Station, Singapore - 20110820.jpg Aiga escalator up.svg   East–West Line  

Bus-logo.svg  Buona Vista
Bus-logo.svg Ghim Moh
 CC23 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg
one-north CC23 one-north MRT Platforms 20201213 152045.jpg
 CC24 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg
Kent Ridge CC24 Kent Ridge Platform A.jpg
 CC25 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg ISO 7010 W003.svg
Haw Par Villa CC25 Haw Par Villa MRT Platforms 20220908 091744.jpg S$335 million
[89] [note 13] [note 14]
 CC26 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg
Pasir Panjang Platform level of Pasir Panjang MRT Station, Singapore - 20111002.jpg
 CC27 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg ISO 7010 W003.svg
Labrador Park CC27 Labrador Park Platform B.jpg
 CC28 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg
Telok Blangah CC28 Telok Blangah Platform A.jpg
MRT Singapore Destination 9.svg   MRT Singapore Destination 6.svg
 CC29  NE1 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg ISO 7010 W003.svg
HarbourFront CC29 Harbourfront MRT Platform B 20210426 173317.jpg Aiga escalator down.svg   North East Line  

Bus-logo.svg  HarbourFront

BSicon Mono-CHN.svg  Sentosa Express VivoCity
BSicon AETRAM.svg  Singapore Cable Car Mount Faber Line
Aiga watertransportation.svg  HarbourFront Centre  Aiga immigration.svg
Aiga watertransportation.svg  Singapore Cruise Centre  Aiga immigration.svg
Stage 6 (under construction, to be ready by 2026)
 CC30 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg
Keppel CC30 Keppel MRT construction 20201030 155444.jpg 2026;
2 years' time
S$313.8 million
[90] [91] [92] [note 15]
 CC31 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg ISO 7010 W003.svg
Cantonment CC31 Cantonment MRT construction site 20201030 152717.jpg S$205 million
[93] [94] [95] [note 16]
 CC32 
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg
Prince Edward Road CC32 Prince Edward Road MRT construction site 20201030 145716.jpg Bus-logo.svg  Shenton Way S$310.8 million
[96] [97] [note 17]
Circle Line extension
MRT Singapore Destination 10.svg (from 2026)

 CE1  DT16  (until 2026)
 CC34  DT16  (from 2026)
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg

Bayfront CE1 Bayfront Platform B.jpg Aiga escalator down.svg   Downtown Line  14 January 2012;
12 years ago
S$463 million
[note 18]
MRT Singapore Destination 10.svg (until 2026)
 CE2  NS27  TE20  (until 2026)
 CC33  NS27  TE20  (from 2026)
Aiga escalator down.svg MUTCD D9-6.svg ISO 7010 W003.svg
Marina Bay CE2 Marina Bay Platform A.jpg Aiga escalator down.svg   North–South Line  
Aiga escalator down.svg   Thomson–East Coast Line   
S$348.4 million
[98] [99] [100] [note 19]

The Circle Line's numbering scheme reserves station code "CC18" for future use.

Depots

NumberDepot name;
Lines
LocationImagesLine-specific
stabling capacity
CostOpening
1
Aiga escalator down.svg   Kim Chuan   Hougang CCL Kim Chuan MRT Depot entrance 20201024 122424.jpg 70 trains (until 2026)
133 trains (from 2026)
S$1.507 billion [101] [102] [103] [90] [91] [lower-alpha 2] 4 March 2009;
14 years ago

Rolling stock

The rolling stock for the Circle Line uses electric multiple unit (EMU) trains operating in a three-car configuration, with four doors per side on each carriage and can accommodate of up to 931 passengers in each trainsets. [104] It consists of 40 first-generation Alstom Metropolis trains were supplied under contract C830. [105] [106] They are built in France by Alstom between 2006 and 2008. [104] They are stabled at Kim Chuan Depot, which was the world's largest underground depot when it opened in 2009. [107] To increase the capacity of the Circle Line, an additional 24 second-generation Alstom Metropolis trains were supplied under contract C830C, a similar in design to the first-generation trains, were delivered to Singapore from July 2014. [108] [109] They are also built in Shanghai, China by Alstom between 2014 and 2016. [104] To facilitate the extension of the line with the construction of Stage 6, a tender for additional trains for the line was published on 31 March 2017. [110] To increase the capacity of the Circle Line for Circle Line Stage 6, an additional 23 third-generation Alstom Metropolis trains were supplied under contract C851E with the first train set arrived in Singapore on 11 March 2022. [111]

The automated CBTC system on board relies on "continuous two-way digital communication" between each controlled train and the control centre.

Train control

The Circle Line is equipped with Alstom Urbalis 300 Communications-based train control (CBTC) moving block signalling system on the MASTRIA system with Automatic train control (ATC) under Automatic train operation (ATO) GoA 4 (UTO). [112] [113] The subsystems consist of Automatic train protection (ATP) to govern train speed, Iconis Automatic Train Supervision (ATS) to track and schedule trains and Smartlock Computer-based interlocking (CBI) system that prevents incorrect signal and track points to be set.

Train Data Management System (TDMS) which concentrate and dispatch the rolling stock information with fixed equipment. The IAGO Waveguide communications network has the capability to transmit video and is almost maintenance-free. Base stations are located within the signalling equipment room.

Automatic platform screen doors supplied by Westinghouse provide safety for commuters, offering protection from arriving and departing trains. [114]

Notes and references

Notes

  1. Terminus for Marina Bay shuttle during off-peak hours
  2. S$297 million for original construction works, S$1.21 billion for expansion works
  1. Stage 1 (CCL1)
  2. Contract 825
  3. Stage 1 (CCL1)
  4. Contracts 824 and 828
    S$273 million in sunk costs for Contract 824 (pre-collapse)
    S$300 million for post-collapse works footed by Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd.
  5. Stage 2 (CCL2)
  6. Contract 823
  7. Stage 2 (CCL2)
  8. Contract 822
    S$338.6 million allocated to original contractors, S$17.5 million for completion works
  9. Stage 4 (CCL4)
  10. Contract 854
  11. Stage 4 (CCL4)
  12. Contract 855
  13. Stage 5 (CCL5)
  14. Contract 856
  15. Contract 882
  16. Contract 883
  17. Contract 885
  18. Contract 906; cost shared with DTL
  19. Contract 901

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