Bartley Road is a major road

Road

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 in Singapore

Singapore

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 extending from Upper Serangoon Road to Tampines Avenue 10. The road has a distance of 5.8 km. En route, it passes through the areas of Serangoon

Serangoon

Serangoon is town situated in the central part of the city-state of Singapore, within the North-East Region. The Housing and Development Board housing estate of Serangoon New Town in Serangoon is one of the smaller new towns. Its town centre is known as Serangoon Central, and is the target of...

, Bartley

Bartley, Singapore

Bartley is an area in the central district of Singapore. It gets its name from Bartley Road, which stretches from the end of Braddel Road to Upper Paya Laba Road, as part of the Outer Ring Road System. There are some condominiums and houses in the area. It is also where the Gurkha Contingent is based...

, Paya Lebar

Paya Lebar

Paya Lebar is an area in the north-eastern part of Singapore. It is served by Paya Lebar Station, on the East West Line of Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit system. It is an urban planning area. The Singapore Post Centre is located there too....

, Defu

Defu

Defu is an industrial estate in the northeast region of Singapore, located at the fringe of Hougang New Town. East of Defu is the Paya Lebar Air Base. Defu estate is famous for its chilli crab at Seafood Paradise Pte Ltd...

, Kaki Bukit and Bedok Reservoir

Bedok Reservoir

Bedok Reservoir is a reservoir located in the eastern part of Singapore, to the north of Bedok New Town. The reservoir has a surface area of 880,000 m², and a capacity of 12.8 million m³. The mean depth of the reservoir is 9 m, with a maximum depth of 18.2 m...

. Bus

Bus transport in Singapore

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 services 28, 93 and 158

Bus Routes in Singapore

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 ply along the original Bartley Road from Upper Serangoon Road to Upper Paya Lebar Road.

Sections

Bartley Road is split into three sections with the dividers at Upper Paya Lebar Road and Kaki Bukit Avenue 4. The three sections are the original Bartley Road, Paya Lebar Viaduct and Bartley Road East (Kaki Bukit Viaduct).

Bartley Road (original)

With a distance of 1.5 km, the original stretch of Bartley Road extending from Upper Serangoon Road to Upper Paya Lebar Road. This section is also part of the Outer Ring Road System

Outer Ring Road System

The Outer Ring Road System, or more commonly known as ORRS, is a network of major arterial roads in Singapore that forms a 'ring' along the towns outside the city. The ORRS is a semi-expressway, just like the West Coast Highway. Since 1994, roads along the ORRS have been upgraded in stages to...

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Paya Lebar Viaduct

With a distance of 2.2 km, the Paya Lebar Viaduct section extending from Upper Paya Lebar Road to Airport Road. It has a 1.3 km four-lane carriageway

Carriageway

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 long viaduct above the road. The viaduct also has a slip road at the Hougang Avenue 3 junction.

Bartley Road East

With a distance of 2.1 km, Bartley Road East, or Kaki Bukit Viaduct, is a viaduct starting from Kaki Bukit Avenue 4 and ends at the junction of Tampines Avenue 10 and Bedok Reservoir Road. It was opened to traffic on the 30 December 2003.

Bartley Road Extension Project

Started on December 2000 and completed on 17 January 2010, the Bartley Road Extension Project consist of building new roads to connect Tampines Avenue 10 and Upper Serangoon Road with two viaducts. Once completed, it will provide a direct link from Tampines to Upper Serangoon Road and this will help to alleviate the heavy traffic conditions along Pan-Island Expressway and Bedok Reservoir Road during peak hours. It will also provide an alternative access from Paya Lebar to Tampines. By travelling along Bartley Road East itself, it can save about 10 minutes of travelling time and cut down the travelling distance of about 500 m compared to before.

The project was divided into two phases: Kaki Bukit Viaduct phase and Paya Lebar Viaduct phase. The Kaki Bukit Viaduct phase was completed by the third quarter of 2003 and the Paya Lebar phase was completed on 17 January 2010.

Landmarks

Along the road, landmarks include (from west to east) Upper Serangoon Viaduct

Upper Serangoon Viaduct

Upper Serangoon Viaduct is a viaduct in Serangoon that was built on top of Upper Serangoon Road. The viaduct is built to allow residents living in the north-eastern part of Singapore, especially residents living in Hougang, Buangkok, Sengkang and Punggol, a high-speed access to the city centre...

, Maris Stella High School

Maris Stella High School

Maris Stella High School is an autonomous, SAP, Government-aided, all-boys Catholic secondary and primary school run by the international Marist Brothers at Mount Vernon Road in Singapore. It was headed by Bro. Anthony Tan from 1984 to 2009. Mr Joseph Lim Choon Kiat, the former Vice Principal,...

, Bartley MRT Station

Bartley MRT Station

Bartley MRT Station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Circle Line in Singapore. The station is situated along Bartley Road outside Maris Stella High School. There are 2 exit and entry points for this station which was constructed under Stage 3 of the Circle Line...

, Bartley Christian Church, SPCA Singapore

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

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, Bartley Secondary School

Bartley Secondary School

Bartley Secondary School is a co-educational neighbourhood secondary school in Singapore. The principal is Mrs Mary Bay.-History:The school was founded on 18 February 1952 with Mr Chua Leong Hean as the first principal who also designed the School Crest....

, Kim Chuan Depot

Kim Chuan Depot

Kim Chuan Depot is a rail depot for the Mass Rapid Transit system in Singapore. The depot cost S$297 million to construct and houses the trains for the Circle and upcoming Downtown MRT lines. The depot is fully underground, reaching a depth of 24 m at some points. It provides stabling of the...

, Paya Lebar Air Base and Bedok Reservoir Park.