In+Motion_Summer 2024

Singapore Changi Terminal 5 Project Underway!

Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 5 Image credit: Changi Airport Group

With construction work on T5 and the T2 Connection underway, excitement around the project is building. Passenger traffic at Changi has rebounded since the pandemic, exceeding pre-pandemic levels for the first time in February 2024. With T5, Changi Airport will be poised to grow even further when it opens in the mid-2030s. More details on the Changi East development can be found here - Changi East | Changi Airport Group.

SINGAPORE – A lot has happened on the Terminal 5 (T5) project at Singapore Changi Airport since work on the intra- and inter terminal APM systems resumed in October 2022. Lea+Elliott has been busy updating the designs for the two APM systems and has now completed the schematic design stage. Lea+Elliott’s focus moving forward will shift to procurement of the APM system technology and selection of the Design & Build Contractor. The new terminal, APM systems, and other associated airport expansion make up the Changi East development. T5 will have the capacity to handle up to 50 million passengers per year, more than Terminals 1 and 3 combined. In addition to T5, the Changi East development includes a third runway, landside and aviation support facilities, as well as the Changi East Industrial Zone. The inter-terminal APM system will operate in tunnels linking T5 with Terminal 2 (T2). Construction of the 2.5 km-long underground link and T2 Connection has already begun. When complete, the link will allow for seamless transfer of passengers between T5 and Changi’s existing terminals. The intra-terminal APM system will serve T5. In March 2024, Changi Airport Group (CAG) released the first major construction tender for the T5 building. The tender covers the building substructure including foundation and basement works.

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