Pan Island Expressway
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Abbreviation
An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Usually, but not always, it consists of a letter or group of letters taken from the word or phrase...
: PIE; ; ; ) is the oldest and longest of Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
's expressways. Currently, it is also Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
's longest road. It extends along the length of the island, connecting Tuas
Tuas
Tuas is largely an industrial zone located in the western part of Singapore. The Tuas Planning Area is located within the West Region, and is bounded by Tengeh Reservoir to the north, Strait of Johor to the west, Straits of Singapore to the south, and the Pan Island Expressway to the east.It is...
in the west to Singapore Changi Airport
Singapore Changi Airport
Singapore Changi Airport , Changi International Airport, or simply Changi Airport, is the main airport in Singapore. A major aviation hub in Southeast Asia, it is about north-east from the commercial centre in Changi, on a site....
in the east. Its length is 42.8 kilometres (26.6 mi).
Construction
Construction of the PIE started in 1966 and took place in three phases. The first phase involved widening the stretch of Whitley Road from Mount Pleasant Flyover to Thomson Flyover, Jalan Toa Payoh, Jalan Kolam Ayer, and Paya Lebar Way, and replacing all the traffic lightTraffic light
Traffic lights, which may also be known as stoplights, traffic lamps, traffic signals, signal lights, robots or semaphore, are signalling devices positioned at road intersections, pedestrian crossings and other locations to control competing flows of traffic...
junctions on these roads with grade-separated
Grade separation
Grade separation is the method of aligning a junction of two or more transport axes at different heights so that they will not disrupt the traffic flow on other transit routes when they cross each other. The composition of such transport axes does not have to be uniform; it can consist of a...
interchanges
Interchange (road)
In the field of road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically uses grade separation, and one or more ramps, to permit traffic on at least one highway to pass through the junction without directly crossing any other traffic stream. It differs from a standard intersection, at which...
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Subsequently, the section from Jalan Eunos to East Coast Parkway
East Coast Parkway
The East Coast Parkway is an expressway that runs along the southeastern coast of Singapore. The expressway is approximately in length, and connects Singapore Changi Airport in the east to the Benjamin Sheares Bridge in the south of the main island before it links with the Ayer Rajah Expressway...
, which involved the construction of a new road, was completed in 1980. A year later in 1981, the western end from Jalan Anak Bukit to Corporation Road was completed. The expressway was 35 kilometres (21.7 mi) long when completed.
Expansion
Modification and extension of the western end of the expressway started in 1992 to connect it to the Kranji ExpresswayKranji Expressway
The Kranji Expressway in Singapore connects from the Bukit Timah Expressway in Bukit Panjang and travels south-west to join with the Pan Island Expressway in Jurong West. Construction of the expressway started in 1990 and was completed in 1994...
which was being built at the time. A new 8 kilometres (5 mi) section was built. It forked from the existing PIE at Hong Kah Flyover, intersecting the Kranji Expressway at Tengah Flyover and ending at the Tuas Flyover with the Ayer Rajah Expressway
Ayer Rajah Expressway
The Ayer Rajah Expressway extends from the western end of the East Coast Parkway in the south of Singapore to Tuas in the west near the Tuas Second Link to Malaysia...
. The 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) section of the old PIE from Hong Kah Flyover to Corporation Road was downgraded to an arterial road
Arterial road
An arterial road, or arterial thoroughfare, is a high-capacity urban road. The primary function of an arterial road is to deliver traffic from collector roads to freeways, and between urban centres at the highest level of service possible. As such, many arteries are limited-access roads, or feature...
and renamed Jurong West Avenue 2
Jurong West Avenue 2
Jurong West Avenue 2 is a road that it is a continuation of Jurong Road. Previously, it was part of Jurong Road, it links from Pioneer Road North to Pan Island Expressway.-References:*...
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As the amount of traffic using the KJE and PIE to Jurong Industrial Estate increased, the Land Transport Authority
Land Transport Authority
The Land Transport Authority is a statutory board under the Ministry of Transport of the Singapore Government.-History:...
upgraded the stretch of the PIE between Tengah Flyover and Tuas Road to a four-lane
Lane
A lane is a part of the roadway within a road marked out for use by a single line of vehicles in such a way as to control and guide drivers for the purpose of reducing traffic conflicts. Most public roads have at least two lanes, one for traffic in each direction, separated by Lane markings...
dual carriageway
Dual carriageway
A dual carriageway is a class of highway with two carriageways for traffic travelling in opposite directions separated by a central reservation...
from a three-lane dual carriageway. The work started in March 2004 and ended in March 2006.
List of exits
| No. | Eastbound exit to road (destinations) | Interchange | Type | No. | Westbound exit to road (destinations) |
| End of expressway (ECP East Coast Parkway The East Coast Parkway is an expressway that runs along the southeastern coast of Singapore. The expressway is approximately in length, and connects Singapore Changi Airport in the east to the Benjamin Sheares Bridge in the south of the main island before it links with the Ayer Rajah Expressway... ) |
Changi Flyover | Trumpet | Start of expressway | ||
| 1 | Changi Airport Singapore Changi Airport Singapore Changi Airport , Changi International Airport, or simply Changi Airport, is the main airport in Singapore. A major aviation hub in Southeast Asia, it is about north-east from the commercial centre in Changi, on a site.... |
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| No exit | Unnamed | Semi-directional T | 1 | Changi South Avenue 3 (Changi Business Park Changi Business Park The Changi Business Park is a business park located in Changi South, in the eastern part of Singapore.... and Singapore Expo Singapore Expo The Singapore EXPO is the largest convention and exhibition venue in Singapore with over 100,000 square metres of column-free, indoor space spread over 10 halls... ) |
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| 2 | Upper Changi Road North/East, Tampines Expressway Tampines Expressway The Tampines Expressway is a highway in the north-eastern fringe of Singapore, joining the Pan Island Expressway near Singapore Changi Airport in the east with the Central Expressway and Seletar Expressway in the north of the island.The original part of this expressway started at the end of... (SLE Seletar Expressway The Seletar Expressway is a highway in Singapore that traverses the northern end of the island and joins the Central Expressway and Tampines Expressway in Seletar to the Bukit Timah Expressway in Kranji.... ), Changi Village Changi Village Changi Village is a modern village at the north-eastern end of Singapore. The Government of Singapore has pledged in 2005 that they would try to revive the "ghost town".-Hotel:... and Pasir Ris Town Pasir Ris Pasir Ris is primarily a residential area in Singapore comprising many high-rise residential dwelling blocks, mostly public housing built by the Housing and Development Board in Pasir Ris New Town. The town is located in the eastern part of Singapore.... |
Upper Changi Flyover | Cloverstack | 2 | Upper Changi Road North/East, Tampines Expressway (TPE), Changi Village and Pasir Ris Town |
| 3B | Tampines Street 31/Ave 2 (Tampines New Town) | Simei Flyover | LILO Right-in/right-out Right-in/right-out and left-in/left-out refer to a type of road intersection where turning movements of vehicles are restricted. A RIRO permits only right turns and a LILO permits only left turns. RIRO is usual where vehicles drive on the right, and LILO is usual where vehicles drive on the left... |
3A | Simei Road (Simei New Town Simei New Town Simei Estate is a HDB Estate in East Region of Singapore, located east of Bedok and south of Tampines. Bounded by the Pan Island Expressway, Simei Avenue, north of private estate off Upper Changi Road, Simei Road, and west of private estate off Upper Changi Road North back to the Pan Island... and Changi General Hospital Changi General Hospital Changi General Hospital is a 790-bed hospital located in Simei, eastern Singapore... ) |
| 4A | Simei Avenue Simei Avenue Simei Avenue is a road in Singapore from Upper Changi Road East to Pan Island Expressway. It also have bus lane. It links ITE College East, Changi General Hospital and also Singapore Expo.-References:*... (Simei New Town, Changi General Hospital and Singapore Expo) |
Tampines South Flyover | Cloverturbine Interchange (road) In the field of road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically uses grade separation, and one or more ramps, to permit traffic on at least one highway to pass through the junction without directly crossing any other traffic stream. It differs from a standard intersection, at which... |
4B | Tampines Avenue 5/Central (Tampines New Town) and Temasek Polytechnic Temasek Polytechnic Temasek Polytechnic is the third polytechnic to be set up in Singapore. The polytechnic was established on April 6, 1990. With a 30 hectare campus overlooking the scenic Bedok Reservoir in the eastern part of Singapore, TP's campus places particular emphasis on the preservation of the natural... |
| 4B | Tampines Avenue 5/Central (Tampines New Town) and Temasek Polytechnic | ||||
| 6 | Bedok North Ave 3 | Bedok Reservoir Flyover | SPUI Spui Spui is a Dutch term meaning a specific type of small sluice used for refreshing the network of waterways in a village or town. It may refer to the following things:*Spui, a river in the Netherlands... |
6 | Bedok North Ave 3 |
| 8A | Bedok North Road (Bedok New Town Bedok Bedok is a neighbourhood in the eastern part of Singapore. Bedok New Town is the fifth Housing and Development Board new town; its development started in April 1973 and continued over some 15 years.... ) |
Bedok North Flyover | Cloverturbine | No exit | |
| 8B | Bedok North Road (Bedok Reservoir Road) and Tampines Ave 10 | ||||
| 9 | Jalan Eunos, Eunos Crescent, Eunos Link and Still Road | Eunos Flyover | SPUI (former Diamond) | 9 | Jalan Eunos, Eunos Crescent, Eunos Link and Still Road |
| 11 | Paya Lebar Road, Geylang Road Geylang Road Geylang Road is a major trunk road linking Singapore's central business district with the eastern suburban areas. Deriving its name from the area of Geylang where the road cuts through, it is fronted on both sides by low-rise shophouses protected statutorily from urban redevelopment in keeping... and Airport Road Airport Road Airport Road can refer to the following geographic location:*Airport Road, Wyoming in Washakie CountyAirport Road can also refer to the following roadways:*Airport Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada*Airport Road, Hong Kong*Airport Road, Bangalore, India... |
Paya Lebar Flyover | SPUI | 11 | Paya Lebar Road, Geylang Road and Airport Road |
| 13 | Kallang Way, Sims Way, Kallang–Paya Lebar Expressway (TPE) | Kallang Way Flyover, Kallang Bahru Flyover and Aljunied West Flyover | Stack Stack interchange A stack interchange is a free-flowing grade separated junction between two roads.In countries where one drives on the right, left turns are handled by semi-directional flyover/under ramps... |
12 | Kallang Bahru Kallang Bahru Kallang Bahru is an estate in Kallang for both housing and industrial use. It is served by the future Downtown Line Stage 3's Kallang Bahru MRT Station. Kallang Bahru is near to Kallang River and the Kallang MRT Station as well as Boon Keng MRT Station.-External links:KallangKallang MRT... , Bendemeer Road, Kallang–Paya Lebar Expressway (ECP) |
| No exit | Woodsville Flyover | Diamond Diamond interchange A diamond interchange is a common type of road junction, used where a freeway crosses a minor road. The freeway itself is grade-separated from the minor road, one crossing the other over a bridge... |
15A | Central Expressway (City), (Balestier Road Balestier Road Balestier Road is a road located in the urban planning areas of Novena and Kallang in the central part of Singapore. The road links Thomson Road to Serangoon Road and the road continues on as Lavender Street. The road is home to rows of shophouses, low-rise apartment and commercial buildings as... and Moulmein Road) |
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| 15 | Central Expressway (Braddell Road, Ang Mo Kio Ang Mo Kio Ang Mo Kio（宏茂桥） is a heartland new town located in north central Singapore, and is generally within the North-East Region. It contains many of the common features of the island nation's neighbourhoods, e.g. hawker centres, wet markets and HDB housing blocks. Singapore's Prime Minister, Lee Hsien... , SLE), Upper Serangoon Road, MacPherson Road and Bendemeer Road |
Whampoa Flyover | Stacked turbine | 15B | Central Expressway (Ang Mo Kio, SLE) |
| 16A | Kim Keat Link (Toa Payoh Toa Payoh Toa Payoh is a district located in the Central Region of Singapore. It commonly refers to the Housing and Development Board housing estate of Toa Payoh New Town, one of the earliest satellite public housing estates in Singapore.... ) |
Kim Keat Flyover | Semi-directional T | 16 | Kim Keat Link (Toa Payoh) |
| No exit | Toa Payoh South Flyover | Trumpet | 17 | Jalan Datoh (Balestier Road), Thomson Road (Newton Road, Moulmein Road), Whitley Road (Catholic Junior College Catholic Junior College Catholic Junior College is a junior college in Singapore, offering a two-year course for pre-university students leading up to GCE 'A' Level examination. Founded in 1975, CJC was the third junior college established in Singapore... , Thomson Road) |
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| 17D | Thomson Road Thomson Road, Singapore Thomson Road is a major trunk road linking Singapore's central business district with the northern suburban areas. Taking its name from John Turnbull Thomson, a Scotsman who was the Government Surveyor and Chief Engineer of the Straits Settlements from 1841 to 1853 and who helped build many roads... (Balestier Road Balestier Road Balestier Road is a road located in the urban planning areas of Novena and Kallang in the central part of Singapore. The road links Thomson Road to Serangoon Road and the road continues on as Lavender Street. The road is home to rows of shophouses, low-rise apartment and commercial buildings as... , Marymount Road), Lorong 2 Toa Payoh |
Thomson Flyover | Parclo | 17C | Thomson Road, Whitley Road (Catholic Junior College) |
| 18 | Onraet Road | Unnamed | Semi-directional T | No exit | |
| 19 | Stevens Road and Bukit Timah Road Bukit Timah Road Bukit Timah Road is a major road in Singapore extending from the city centre to Woodlands Road on the way to Johor Bahru in Malaysia. The road has a distance of 25km , which is one of the longest roads in Singapore, and the road takes its name from the hill... |
Mount Pleasant Flyover | Trumpet | 19 | Whitley Road and Stevens Road |
| 20B | MacRitchie Reservoir MacRitchie Reservoir MacRitchie Reservoir is Singapore's oldest reservoir. The reservoir was completed in 1868 by impounding water from an earth embankment, and was then known as the Impounding Reservoir or Thomson Reservoir.... and Lornie Road |
Adam Flyover | Parclo | 20A | Adam Road and Farrer Road |
| 22 | Eng Neo Avenue and Bukit Timah Road | Eng Neo Flyover | Trumpet | 22 | Eng Neo Avenue and Bukit Timah Road |
| 24 | Bukit Timah Expressway Bukit Timah Expressway The Bukit Timah Expressway ; ) is a highway in Singapore that starts at the PIE in Bukit Timah and travels north to the Woodlands Checkpoint and the Johor–Singapore Causeway.... (Woodlands Woodlands, Singapore Woodlands, or the Woodlands New Town , is a suburban town in northern Singapore, part of the North West Community Development Council district... ) and Dairy Farm Road |
Chantek Flyover | Trumpet | 24 | Bukit Timah Expressway (Woodlands) and Dairy Farm Road |
| 26B | Upper Bukit Timah Road and Jalan Jurong Kechil | Anak Bukit Flyover | Diamond | 26A | Clementi Road Clementi Road Clementi Road is a road in Singapore. It starts at the Bukit Timah Avenue and ends at West Coast Road. Its landmarks include maju circus, the SIM University, Ngee Ann Polytechnic and National University of Singapore.-References:*... , Upper Bukit Timah Road, Jalan Jurong Kechil and Dunearn Road |
| 27 | Clementi Avenue 6, Commonwealth Avenue West (Clementi New Town) and AYE Ayer Rajah Expressway The Ayer Rajah Expressway extends from the western end of the East Coast Parkway in the south of Singapore to Tuas in the west near the Tuas Second Link to Malaysia... ) |
Clementi North Flyover | Trumpet | 27 | Clementi Avenue 6, (Commonwealth Avenue West (Clementi New Town) and AYE) |
| 28 | Toh Tuck Avenue, Bukit Batok East Avenue 3 and Old Toh Tuck Road | Toh Tuck Flyover | Diamond | 28 | Toh Tuck Avenue, Bukit Batok East Avenue 3 and Old Toh Tuck Road |
| 30 | Toh Guan Road (Toh Guan Road East, Jurong East Central) | Toh Guan Flyover | Semi-directional T | 30 | Toh Guan Road (Toh Guan Road East, Jurong East Central) |
| 31 | Jurong Town Hall Road, Bukit Batok Road Bukit Batok Road Bukit Batok Road is a road in Bukit Batok, Singapore.-Description:Bukit Batok Road connects Jurong Town Hall Road after it ends and is continued by Choa Chu Kang Road after it ends. Bukit Batok Road leads to many roads in Bukit Batok, namely: Bukit Batok West Ave 2, Bukit Batok West Ave 7,... (Bukit Batok New Town Bukit Batok New Town Bukit Batok New Town is a new town located in western Singapore and within the boundaries of the Bukit Batok Planning Area. It is bounded by Bukit Batok Road, the Pan Island Expressway, along the western edge of Toh Tuck private estate, Bukit Batok East Avenue 6, Old Jurong Road, Bukit Timah Road,... , Jurong East New Town) |
Bukit Batok Flyover | SPUI | 31 | Jurong Town Hall Road, Bukit Batok Road (Bukit Batok New Town, Jurong East New Town) |
| No exit | Unnamed | Semi-directional T | 32 | Jurong Canal Road (Jurong East New Town, Jurong West New Town) | |
| 34 | Jurong West Avenue 2 Jurong West Avenue 2 Jurong West Avenue 2 is a road that it is a continuation of Jurong Road. Previously, it was part of Jurong Road, it links from Pioneer Road North to Pan Island Expressway.-References:*... (Corporation Road) |
Hong Kah Flyover | Diamond | 34 | Jurong Road Jurong Road Jurong Road is a road in Singapore from Bukit Batok Road to Pan Island Expressway. The road between Upper Bukit Timah Road and Jalan Jurong Kechil is now known as Old Jurong Road. The road after Jurong Road is commonly known as Jurong West Avenue 2 to Jalan Bahar... , Jurong West Avenue 2 (Corporation Road) |
| 35 | Kranji Expressway Kranji Expressway The Kranji Expressway in Singapore connects from the Bukit Timah Expressway in Bukit Panjang and travels south-west to join with the Pan Island Expressway in Jurong West. Construction of the expressway started in 1990 and was completed in 1994... (Choa Chu Kang Choa Chu Kang Choa Chu Kang is a major residential town and neighbourhood and is a suburban area in the West Region of Singapore... , BKE) |
Tengah Flyover | Directional T | 35 | Kranji Expressway (Choa Chu Kang, BKE) |
| 36 | Jalan Bahar (Nanyang Technological University Nanyang Technological University Nanyang Technological University is one of the two largest public universities in Singapore with the biggest campus in Singapore and the world's largest engineering college. Its lush 200-hectare Yunnan Garden campus was the Youth Olympic Village of the world's first 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in... , Jurong West Avenue 3, Jurong West Avenue 5) |
Bahar Flyover | SPUI | 36 | Jalan Bahar (Nanyang Technological University, Jurong West Avenue 3, Jurong West Avenue 5) |
| 38 | Pioneer Road North (Nanyang Technological University, Jurong West Street 91) | Nanyang Flyover | SPUI | 38 | Pioneer Road North (Nanyang Technological University, Jurong West Street 91) |
| 40 | Upper Jurong Road (Benoi Road), Pasir Laba Road (SAFTI) | Pasir Laba Flyover | SPUI | 40 | Upper Jurong Road (Benoi Road), Pasir Laba Road (SAFTI) |
| Start of expressway | Tuas Flyover and Tuas Underpass | Stacked roundabout | 41 | Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim, Ayer Rajah Expressway Ayer Rajah Expressway The Ayer Rajah Expressway extends from the western end of the East Coast Parkway in the south of Singapore to Tuas in the west near the Tuas Second Link to Malaysia... |
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| End of expressway (Tuas Road) | |||||
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