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Phase 1 , Kallang–Paya Lebar Expressway To Open On 26 October 2007
Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Raymond Lim, announces the opening date of Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway during a visit to the Intelligent Transport Systems Centre
1. Phase 1 of the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) will be opened to traffic on 26 October 2007. The entire expressway will be in full operation by the end of 2008.
Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE)
2. The KPE is a 12-km expressway that stretches from the East Coast Parkway (ECP) to the Tampines Expressway (TPE). With nine kilometres of the expressway constructed as an underground tunnel, the KPE will be the longest underground expressway in South-East Asia upon its completion in 2008.
3. The KPE starts from the ECP in the south, crosses under the Geylang River, Nicoll Highway, Mountbatten Road, Geylang Road, Sims Avenue and the Pan Island Expressway (PIE). The route continues from Aljunied Road and Upper Paya Lebar/ Paya Lebar Road before following Airport Road past the Paya Lebar Air Base to connect to the Tampines Expressway (TPE).
Opening of KPE Phase 1
4. The KPE Phase 1, which is the section from the ECP to the PIE, will be opened to the public on 26 October 2007. A total of four entry slips and four exit slips will be opened under KPE Phase 1.
5. There are two entry slips for motorists to enter the KPE (Northbound) heading towards the PIE (Eastbound), exiting near Kallang Way:
(i) Entry slip from the ECP (AYE) direction
(ii) Entry slip from the ECP (Changi) direction
6. Motorists coming from the PIE from both direction can enter the KPE (Southbound) by using the entry point near Kallang, to head towards the ECP (AYE bound), or the ECP (Changi bound), both exiting near Fort Road.