Will KPE eases the heavy traffic on CTE?

[Jacf]

The 12-km Kallang/Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) will stretch from the East Coast Parkway (ECP) in the south to the Tampines Expressway (TPE) in the North East. To be built at an estimated cost of S$1.8 billion, the expressway includes about 9 km of tunnel, which will be the longest underground expressway in South East Asia.

 

Starting at the ECP, the Kallang section of the expressway crosses beneath the Geylang River, the National Stadium area, Nicoll Highway, Mountbatten Road, Geylang Road, Sims Avenue and the Pan Island Expressway (PIE).

 

The Paya Lebar section of the expressway continues below the Pelton Canal for almost 2 km. It then crosses under Paya Lebar Road, and at the same time over the new Circle Line, to reach Airport Road.

 

The line of the tunnels progress for almost 3.5km below Airport Road and Paya Lebar Air Base before emerging at ground level at Defu Lane 3. The expressway then continues at grade for 3 km, crossing over Tampines Road on a flyover to meet up with TPE at Lorong Halus.

 

KPE is to be a dual-carriageway expressway with three lanes in each direction and eight interchanges. Physical works on the KPE started in 2001 and is targeted to complete in 2008.

 

source :http://www.lta.gov.sg/projects/proj_road_kpe.htm

 

 

Now ppl staying in the North normally will use CTE to reach central of SG which is fastest.. & ppl in North-east can only use either CTE or ECP to reach city but both also kanna ERP along the way.. so any comments on whether KPE is going to help offload some traffic from CTE during peak hours and maybe reduce some ERP gantries on ECP & CTE too?

[Carchngchia]

Since when are expressway built to ease traffic? Its just another excuse to make you drive round and round and at the same time reason for them to up more ERP gantry.

Edited March 21, 2007 by Carchngchia

[Zakuii]

I thought the minister says there will be no erp on kpe recently in parliament?

[Watwheels]

How can u believe a politician? It's just a matter of time b4 they come out with an excuse to set up one.

[Blackyv]

yalor.... maybe what they said was: THE first year wont have erp, but good luck second year onward....

[Spartan]

What a joke

[Octopus]

yalor.... maybe what they said was: THE first year wont have erp, but good luck second year onward....

So the first year is for them to monitor the "potential" charges ERP able to generate before implementing?

[Lgt1977]

thats y they release so many cheap COE into the market. ppl blur blur go buy now its time for them to pay the price lao

[Clazio71]

Cars have become a necessity to many Singaporeans nowadays and no longer a luxury product... We will expect more cars on the roads in time to come so it will be good to stay prepared with more expressways to cater to the ever-worsening traffic conditions in Singapore...

[Zakuii]

you want to bet if it is a joke or not, mr. rude?

[Zakuii]

http://motoring.asiaone.com.sg/news/20070212_017.html

 

For the start, I doubt users need to pay to use it.

 

 

Motorists won

Edited March 21, 2007 by Zakuii

[Lau_mathew]

for a start maybe free lah.

but its a matter of time before they start collecting these additional ROAD TAXES!!!

thats how the government works.

they sayang and then wack you.

Its either this or they wack u before they sayang you.

like the case of GST increase

bottom line, ALL BLUFF!!!

[Dumber]

cars cheap cheap , making people rushing to own a car

next is ERP ERP and parking parking

[Minicop]

Car price you only pay once per car. ERP and car park, you Pay And Pay. Then they will give you statistic how many people support them. Last count at least 2/3 is supporting.

[Auron]

if you all have read the ministar wording clearly, its no extra levy... its not no ERP...

 

anyway, can come up with a simple excuse to charge levy any time...

or the most simple, slap the levy on top the the ERP and solve all problem...