Groundbreaking ceremony of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project at Shan Road took place on 22 October 1983. It was a Japanese joint venture formed by Tobishima and Takenaka Komuten, and started with constructing tunnels in two directions from this site for the Novena and Toa Payoh MRT stations. Today's MRT has expanded beyond Novena and Toa Payoh.
