The expressways of Singapore are special roads that allow motorists to travel quickly from one urban area to another. All of them are dual carriageways with grade-separated access. They usually have three to four lanes in each direction, although there are two-lane carriageways at many expressway - expressway intersections and five-lane carriageways in some places.
There are ten expressways, including the new Marina Coastal Expressway. Studies about the feasibility of additional expressways are ongoing. Construction on the first expressway, the Pan Island Expressway , started in Template:As of , there are km of expressways in Singapore.
The latest expressway completed is the Marina Coastal Expressway which runs for 5 km, 3. Construction started in and ended in late It was opened to the public on 29 December Prior to construction of the Marina Coastal Expressway, the Kallang—Paya Lebar Expressway which runs for 12 km, 9 km of which are 10 m underground, was started in and a 3 km section linking the Pan Island Expressway and East Coast Parkway was opened in late Construction of the 11th expressway, the North—South Corridor, originally conceptualised as the North-South Expressway was announced on 30 January The new There are no traffic lights on the expressways.
At an interchange with another road, an expressway is connected to it via slip roads. This allows traffic to change routes without having to stop or slow down. The most common forms of highway-road or highway-highway intersections are single-point urban , diamond , and trumpet interchanges. Some of them use cloverleaf interchanges. The road surface is asphalt , unlike normal roads which may have concrete surfaces.
The river itself was named after Api Api mostly Avicennia alba , a type of tropical mangrove growing along the river banks that attracts fireflies. Api means fire in Malay. Kranji Expressway KJE. KJE was eventually inaugurated in March Seletar Expressway SLE. The final stage of SLE was eventually wrapped up in , and the new expressway had an official opening on 22 February by the Minister of State John Chen.
This provided greater convenience for the residents of Woodlands, Sembawang and Yishun. At 9km, it was the longest underground road in Singapore as well as Southeast Asia. KPE itself was planned as early as , but the massive project only kicked off in after the government acquired lands at Geylang, Airport Road and Upper Paya Lebar Road. KPE is 12km long, inclusive of 3km surface roads and 9km underground tunnels. It would be the shortest expressway in Singapore if it was built.
The dual five-lane expressway, 5km long with a 3. During construction, almost 3 million cubic metres, about the size of 1, Olympic swimming pools, were excavated.
Part of MCE is a m-long section under the Marina Bay Channel, the first such underground sea tunnel built for vehicles in Singapore. The You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Remember Singapore. Skip to content. How Many Do You Remember?
Published: 29 April Share this Article:. Like this: Like Loading Bookmark the permalink. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here And if you are going places — whether driving or via taxi or hired car — chances are that you will use one of the 10 expressways that span the island. With no traffic lights or traffic junctions, these wide, dual carriageways connect people to homes, schools and offices faster and more seamlessly. They typically have three or more lanes in each direction and some run partially underground or even under water for faster, shorter and more more connected journeys.
Motorists should observe speed limits when driving and follow expressway and tunnel safety precautions. Motorists are advised to go to Road Tunnel Operations and Safety to find out more about good practices in road tunnels.
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