Closure of
KPE
1. The Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) will be
closed from 12 August 2008 (Tuesday), 11pm to 18 August 2008
(Monday), 5am. This is to facilitate the smooth transition of its
operations when the full stretch of the expressway opens to traffic
on 20 September 2008.
2. During the closure, the KPE control room will be migrated
from Sims Way to Airport Road. A complete shut-down is necessary
for safety reasons, to ensure smooth transition of operations, as
well as to enable checks on the operational status of all safety
equipment in the tunnel.
3. The transition also involves integrating key
operation systems of the existing stretch of KPE with the new and
unopened stretch of the expressway. Some of these systems include
ventilation control, fire protection and lighting control.
Comprehensive tests will be conducted on the integrated systems to
ensure that they are working well and operationally ready when the
expressway opens.
4. Closure messages will be displayed on the Variable Message
Signs located along major approach roads to KPE from Ayer Rajah
Expressway (AYE), Central Expressway (CTE), East Coast Parkway
(ECP) and Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) one week before and during
the closure. Announcements on Radio Watch will also be made one day
before, as well as throughout the duration of the closure.
5. During the closure period, motorists may use alternative
routes suggested in Annex A to commute between the
ECP and PIE.
6. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) would like to
apologise to motorists for the inconvenience caused. We seek the
public's understanding that the closure is necessary to ensure that
all systems and equipment are thoroughly tested and operationally
ready, so as to ensure motorists a safe travel experience when the
full length of the expressway opens in September 2008.
About
the KPE
The KPE is a 12-km expressway that stretches from the
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. . The KPE starts from the ECP in the south,
crosses under the Geylang River, Nicoll Highway, Mountbatten Road,
Geylang Road, Sims Avenue and the 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).
ANNEX A: Suggested Alternative
Routes to KPE
PIE (Tuas) to
ECP
PIE (Tuas)
-> Eunos
Exit ->
Still Road -> ECP
PIE (Changi) -->
ECP
PIE (Changi) -> Sims Avenue
Exit ->
Sims Way -> Mountbatten Road
-> Fort Road
->
ECP
ECP
(Changi) to PIE
ECP
(Changi) ->
Marine Parade Exit -> Still Road
-> Jalan
Eunos ->
PIE
ECP (City) to
PIE
ECP (City) -> Fort Road Exit
->
Mountbatten Road -> Sims Way
->
PIE
