THE green light has been given
by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) for the alignment of the
North-South Expressway (NSE) between Admiralty Road West and Toa
Payoh Rise.
The new expressway - with
construction expected to start from 2013 and finish by 2020 - will
run parallel to the Central Expressway (CTE) to serve the
north-south corridor, as announced by the LTA on
Wednesday.
Careful planning has been
conducted to determine the alignment, planning and engineering
requirements necessary to cater to the densely populated areas that
the NSE will run through.
Efforts have been made to
ensure minimal impact to the public.
Planning, engineering and
alignment studies for the southern segment of the NSE are still
ongoing.
When completed, NSE will be
Singapore's 11th expressway. Now, the CTE - the only expressway
serving the north-south corridor - experiences heavy traffic in the
northern and central part of Singapore during peak hours. Even with
the CTE widening project being completed by end 2011, traffic along
this north-south corridor is expected to continue
growing.
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This is the worst news I got in the past 11 years. Just this
piece of news alone had ruined my whole life plan.
Now please excuse me while I am staying away, contemplating
suicide.