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Ssangyong E&C wins Singapore Land Transport Excellence Awards, first ever for the Korean firm

Downtown Line site 921…Wins LTEA 2016, one of the most prestigious awards in Singapore
Downtown Line site 921(DTL 921), built by Ssangyong Engineering & Construction(Chairman Sukjun Kim), has achieved the LTEA(Land Transport Excellence Awards) 2016 Grand Prize, the most prestigious construction-related awards in Singapore, in solo.

LTEA, supervised by the government of Singapore, and deputized by Land Transport Authority(LTA), is awarded only to the hazard-free, from the groundbreaking to the completion, and high-level land-based transport infrastructure(roads, railways, subways) projects, and it is meticulously reviewed by the sponsor, and other various reviewers, including experts, scholars, and government officials, for over 5 months.

Because of the highly complex criteria, even the mere nomination to this biennial award can be regarded as a badge of honor.

Award categories are Design, Safety, and Best Management, in which only one firm is ed after thorough review including construction and its quality.

This year, over 50 sites are nominated.

Downtown Line site 921, the recipient of the Grand Prize, was an especially difficult area, tunneling just 5m away from the preexisting subway tunnel, and building 2 stations under Rochor Canal.

Ssangyong had to apply every existing subway construction techniques(NATM, TBM, Open Cut) for just a kilometer-long site, and had to move 10-land road and canal for over 50 times, for a 70 billion KRW, 700 million KRW for a meter.

Especially, the firm has achieved unprecedented 16 million man-hour hazard free record, and when the 2nd phase was opened in 26th December, 2015, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong lauded the firm, specifically mentioning the record.

Woosang Kim, Site Manager, stated that "Winning the most prestigious award in the Construction business over other global firms, we has reaffirmed that we have world-first competitiveness not only on high-end constructions, but also in civil engineering areas."