KPE is now opened!

• n4l

  20 Sep 08, 23:50

  581 still uses CTE then TPE on return trip for today at least... 

• ngjy22

  21 Sep 08, 00:33

  Originally posted by SBS8033D:

  i mean the tunnel.very ajm de.i was onboard my neighbour's car then pass by cte to SNEC then a lot of cars lol(a few mths ago)

   

  Originally posted by sbs&tibs:

  
  Excuse me, how long is the journey of 565 on CTE, compared to other services?

   

  Originally posted by service_238:

  
  Like what you said - September School Holidays. School holiday traffic is not as much as normal Weekday traffic because there's definitely people who take leave to spend time with their children during the holidays, or even drive up to Malaysia.

  
  I got on a ride on Premium 534, it was during Sept Hols too, it was like 0835. Heavy traffic only, no jam. Actually all depends on the time you pass by.

• SBS n SMRT

  21 Sep 08, 13:46

  I had taken full trip of KPE part 1 before, the newly opened part haven yet

• Roderick a.k.a Guai Kia

  21 Sep 08, 20:18

  my family(including me)go try try kpe,de tunnel super bright,and looks like a normal road,Mx only 70...so slow lah..
• service_238

  21 Sep 08, 20:32

  Actually after the tunnel you can whack 100 already. Doesnt make any sense to travel 79 above ground.

• MS

  21 Sep 08, 22:14

  Drove through it yesterday and today. I went from the entrance all the way from ECP till I reach the end at TPE. A very great short cut. I believe it will reduce the traffic on the TPE & CTE greatly. Let's see as the first weekday is tomorrow. But on the other hand, the ERP may not do much to relieve the traffic.

• ftjj0298

  22 Sep 08, 13:49

  Great for North East residents who are driving to City Area. Lets hope CTE will not get so jammed with the help of KPE.

• Roderick a.k.a Guai Kia

  22 Sep 08, 16:18

  CT8 can happy happy go city le..
• SBS n SMRT

  22 Sep 08, 16:21

  Originally posted by Roderick a.k.a Guai Kia:

  CT8 can happy happy go city le..

  slacking will occur :D

• huaiwei

  28 Sep 08, 04:23

  Originally posted by MS:

  Drove through it yesterday and today. I went from the entrance all the way from ECP till I reach the end at TPE. A very great short cut. I believe it will reduce the traffic on the TPE & CTE greatly. Let's see as the first weekday is tomorrow. But on the other hand, the ERP may not do much to relieve the traffic.

  The ERP arent switched on yet...no?

  Anyway my biggest concern is that the KPE merges into the ECP before reaching the city. I bet that will become the ultimate bottleneck every weekday morning, and potentially led to jams streatching keep into the tunnel!

• sBs_boy

  28 Sep 08, 14:47

  Originally posted by huaiwei:

  The ERP arent switched on yet...no?

  Anyway my biggest concern is that the KPE merges into the ECP before reaching the city. I bet that will become the ultimate bottleneck every weekday morning, and potentially led to jams streatching keep into the tunnel!

  And thats the time when they will on the switch for ERP.

• davidchua123

  28 Sep 08, 15:12

  since

• davidchua123

  28 Sep 08, 15:15

  Since KPE opened last monday, TPE was major jammed after KPE exit, toward punggol, in evening peak hrs!!!!! why? free what!!!! use ecp n cte have to pay erp, sad

• SBS9888Y

  28 Sep 08, 15:38

  Originally posted by davidchua123:

  Since KPE opened last monday, TPE was major jammed after KPE exit, toward punggol, in evening peak hrs!!!!! why? free what!!!! use ecp n cte have to pay erp, sad

  lol why are you angry that tpe jam?

• SBS n SMRT

  28 Sep 08, 15:39

  Originally posted by SBS9888Y:

  lol why are you angry that tpe jam?

  he uses TPE lah.....

• SBS9888Y

  28 Sep 08, 15:48

  Originally posted by SBS n SMRT:

  he uses TPE lah.....

  i was just asking o.0

• SBS7484P

  28 Sep 08, 15:52

  and u got a rolls eyes answer..

• SBS n SMRT

  28 Sep 08, 16:09

  Originally posted by SBS7484P:

  and u got a rolls eyes answer..

  Ok lo, my mistake, anyway.....TPE..........hahaha

• SBS9888Y

  28 Sep 08, 16:21

  Originally posted by SBS7484P:

  and u got a rolls eyes answer..

  yupp :'(

• TIB1224Y

  30 Sep 08, 23:06

  SMRT has bulletin at interchange warning off service bus captains not to drive into KPE. Does not state whether there are exception ie. Bendy buses.

  But KPE is a good choice for many off service vehicles especially city to HG or similar.

• TIB1062Y

  1 Oct 08, 00:00

  Originally posted by TIB1224Y:

  SMRT has bulletin at interchange warning off service bus captains not to drive into KPE. Does not state whether there are exception ie. Bendy buses.

  But KPE is a good choice for many off service vehicles especially city to HG or similar.

  Wonder why is that so for SMRT... If normal 12m buses (not public bus) can travel on KPE, why not SMRT buses?

• XiaoTaro

  1 Oct 08, 00:37

  Originally posted by TIB1062Y:

  Wonder why is that so for SMRT... If normal 12m buses (not public bus) can travel on KPE, why not SMRT buses?

  Probably because the OCC will lose position of the bus? GPS dosent work underground.

• SBS2695H

  1 Oct 08, 00:45

  Originally posted by XiaoTaro:

  Probably because the OCC will lose position of the bus? GPS dosent work underground.

  
  Then why does some Services like 815 and Premium 565 use the underground CTE if OCC will not be able to track the location of the bus?

• n4l

  1 Oct 08, 00:51

  Originally posted by SBS2695H:

  
  Then why does some Services like 815 and Premium 565 use the underground CTE if OCC will not be able to track the location of the bus?

  Because they have been explicitly routed to do so? This question is almost the equlivant of asking: "Why does 27, 34, 36, 53...,858 go to Changi Airport since OCC will not be able to track the bus."

• sBs_boy

  1 Oct 08, 13:37

  Originally posted by XiaoTaro:

  Probably because the OCC will lose position of the bus? GPS dosent work underground.

  IN the 1st place, not all SMRT bus have GPS installed on them..

  lols..

  Theres a few models that the OCC cant track them down.