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« on: August 02, 2007, 02:33:48 PM » |
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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.
Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) Gantries
7. ERP is a key traffic management tool to manage demand for road use in our dense city-state and serves to relieve congestion on the busiest roads and expressways. ERP rates are adjusted regularly, according to the traffic conditions on the roads and expressways, so as to maintain traffic speeds at the optimal range of 45-65 km/h for expressways and 20-30 km/h for arterial roads.
Southbound KPE Tunnel (Phase 1): ERP Gantry to Close City-bound Cordon
8. When KPE (Phase 1) opens in October 2007, it will provide motorists with a new connection to the ECP. To maintain optimal traffic conditions along the ECP, a new gantry will be placed at the south-bound KPE exit into west-bound ECP. ERP charges will be levied on this KPE exit to ECP (westbound i.e. towards the city) for the use of the ECP during the morning peak hours from 7.30am to 9.30am, in line with the prevailing ERP charges imposed on the ECP (towards city). The ERP charges at this KPE exit to ECP (towards city) will be identical to the prevailing ERP rates at the ECP (towards city).
KPE Phase 1: Installation of ERP Gantries
9. Two additional ERP gantries will be installed on the KPE in advance of the Phase 1 opening. This would allow LTA to activate the ERP gantries without delay, to deal with any congestion that builds up inside the tunnel, as congestion may pose safety concerns. The two gantries will be located outside the north-bound KPE exit to PIE and on the south-bound KPE exit to eastbound ECP.
10. These gantries will only be activated when speeds have fallen below 45kph. LTA will inform the public before these two gantries come into operation.
11. In summary, when the KPE Phase 1 opens in October, there will be one ERP gantry which will be in operation i.e. the KPE exit to ECP (westbound i.e. towards the city). Another two gantries will also be put up, but ERP charging will not be activated on these gantries until traffic conditions warrant it.
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