Managing Road Use
The 12 km Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE), stretching from the East Coast Parkway (ECP) to Tampines Expressway (TPE), opened to traffic on 20 September 2008. The KPE serves the growing residential, commercial and industrial needs of the northeastern corridor and is expected to reduce journey time in the northeast corridor by up to 25%. This benefits motorists travelling between the northeast sector and the city and improves connectivity between the ECP, PIE and TPE.
The KPE enhances Singapore’s transportation infrastructure and serves the growing residential, commercial and industrial needs of the Northeast. The completion of Southeast Asia's longest underground expressway also illustrates the Government's commitment to build roads to support Singapore's growth.
Motorist safety was a primary design objective of the KPE. With this in mind, a series of clear and simple guidelines cover both day-to-day driving, as well as any emergency. Major investments for the future will continue, with such projects as the Marina Coastal Expressway. The dual, five-lane, 5 km long underground MCE will run between the KPE, the ECP and the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE), with direct connections to the Marina South and Straits View areas, and is expected to be completed by 2013.
The dual five-lane, 5 km long Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE) will be the tenth expressway in Singapore, a key element of the strategic island-wide road network to support the long-term growth of Singapore. The underground east-west transport link runs between the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE), the East Coast Parkway (ECP) and the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE), with direct connections to the Marina South and Straits View areas.
Scheduled to complete in end 2013, MCE's total route length includes a 3.6 km long road tunnel, two ventilation buildings and 13.1 hectares of land reclamation. It will run through segments of reclaimed land as well as a 420m section that runs below the seabed of Marina Bay. It also includes 3 interchanges with KPE/ECP, Marina Boulevard and Central Boulevard, and the AYE.
The North-South Expressway (NSE), announced under the Land Transport Master Plan, will be Singapore's eleventh expressway. The 21.5 km long NSE will serve the north-south corridor to meet the long-term growth in travel demand generated by developments in the north and north-eastern sectors of Singapore.
Running parallel to the CTE, NSE will help to alleviate the traffic load on the heavily-utilised expressway, as well as on the major arterial roads nearby, such as Thomson Road and Marymount Road. The new expressway will have a total of 16 in-ramps and 17 out-ramps to connect towns along the north-south corridor — Woodlands, Sembawang, Yishun Ang Mo Kio, Bishan and Toa Payoh — with the city centre. NSE will also intersect and provide links to existing expressways, including the SLE, PIE and ECP.
Advance works for NSE will start progressively from 2013 and major construction works will start in 2015.
LTA is also a critical partner in major national initiatives such as the Singapore F1 races held yearly since 2008.
Investment in road projects ensures that the economy will be ably supported with a strong and ever-improving transport infrastructure and coordinated system to help motorists to enjoy a safer and more pleasant journey.
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