SMRT awards $47.3m escalator refurbishment contract to Otis Singapore

Escalators on NSEWL will be upgraded.

Transport operator SMRT has awarded a $47.3 million MRT escalator refurbishment contract to Otis Singapore.

Under the deal, Otis will fully refurbish and modernize 233 escalators at 42 train stations along the North-South and East-West lines.

This project is the first refurbishment and modernization effort for escalators on the North-South and East-West lines, Otis said in a release

When completed, all 233 escalators will be upgraded with higher efficiency machines as well as new energy-saving controllers.

These features allow the escalators to operate at different speeds and better cater to passenger traffic during different periods of the day.

The project is scheduled to commence from the third quarter of 2016, with targeted completion in 2021.