[9] The underlying layer of soft marine clay extended 30 metres (98 ft) deep and had a thickness similar to "peanut butter".

[10] Additional equipment was installed to monitor ground movement, while heavy machinery had to be moved carefully to avoid endangering or interfering with road traffic.

[9][11] With the detailed planning and extensive safety procedures in place, the works were completed in 1.6 million man-hours, on schedule and without accidents.

[9] On 28 June 2015, Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew announced that the DTL2 would be opened earlier than scheduled,[b][13] with 95% of the works completed.

[23] As part of the MRT's Art-in-Transit Programme,[c] LASALLE College of the Arts students were commissioned to create an artwork Tracing Memories,[d] which is placed on the shaft of the station's lift.

[25][26] The artwork depicts local vintage objects acquired at the nearby Thieves' Market,[e] drawn using pencils, via monoprinting, or digitally and were arranged to resemble a motherboard.

[24][26][28] The artwork was designed to juxtapose modern technology, as well as the sentimentality for tradition and history, that was contemplated by Singapore's younger population.

[25] Designed by Architects61, the station was intended to be utilitarian but aesthetically pleasing, naturally blending in with its surroundings and heralded as a model of contemporary transport infrastructure.

[29] Due to its position in a locale known for the arts and technology, the station's platform and ceiling motif takes inspiration from the interior of a circuit board, with the digital lines representing "fluidity" and "dynamism".