SINGAPORE: The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will construct a
new slip road that will allow motorists to drive directly to Kranji
Expressway (KJE) (Westbound) from Senja Road, it said on Saturday
(Jun 27).
Currently, residents coming
from Senja Road have to travel to Senja Way and turn into Woodlands
Road before joining the KJE. With the new road, motorists can drive
directly to KJE (Westbound) from Senja Road, and save up to five
minutes of travelling time as a result, LTA said.
The new slip road aims to
improve traffic conditions at the junctions of Senja Way and Senja
Road, as well as Woodlands Road and Senja Way. The slip road will
also link motorists from Senja Road to Woodlands Road, which will
in turn give them better access to the Woodlands, Marsiling and
Upper Bukit Timah areas, according to LTA.
LTA will call a tender for the
project in the first quarter of 2016, and works are expected to
commence in the third quarter of that year. The slip road is
scheduled for completion in 2017, it said.
In addition to the new road
link, LTA is looking at the feasibility of constructing a full
vehicular interchange that will link Senja Road to both bounds of
the KJE, to provide greater accessibility for current and future
residential estates within Bukit Panjang, the agency
said.
- CNA/dl