Showster Twincharged December 22, 2015 Share December 22, 2015 (edited) http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/hillview-flyover-to-help-ease-bukit-timah-road-traffic Hillview flyover to help ease Bukit Timah Road traffic Construction for Hillview flyover started in the second half of 2011. Motorists can start using it from 8am on Dec 27. It is part of LTA's road improvement project to enhance parts of Upper Bukit Timah Road and Woodlands Road. ST PHOTO: AZIZ HUSSIN PUBLISHED3 HOURS AGO The new Hillview flyover in Upper Bukit Timah Road will open this Sunday. Motorists going to Woodlands from the city, or vice-versa, will be able to use the dual two-lane flyover to bypass a stretch of Upper Bukit Timah Road between Chestnut Drive and Jalan Asas. The flyover provides an alternative route that will redistribute traffic from existing ground-level junctions at Dairy Farm Road and Hillview Road, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said yesterday. Construction for the 700m-long flyover started in the second half of 2011. Motorists can start using it from 8am on Dec 27. The LTA has advised motorists heading towards Dairy Farm Road, Hillview Road and Jalan Asas to continue to use the ground-level roads, and not the flyover, to reach their destinations. The Hillview flyover is the second one to be completed along the corridor this year. In April, the Bukit Panjang flyover was opened along a stretch of Upper Bukit Timah Road and Woodlands Road. The viaduct allows motorists to bypass the intersection of Choa Chu Kang Road, Upper Bukit Timah Road, Woodlands Road and Bukit Panjang Road . The two flyovers are part of a larger infrastructure project, which also includes widening parts of Upper Bukit Timah Road and Woodlands Road to improve overall traffic flow in the corridor. "With the enhancement of this key arterial road corridor serving the north-western part of Singapore, motorists travelling to and from Bukit Panjang and Choa Chu Kang residential estates, as well as the Kranji and Mandai industrial estates, will enjoy a better transport experience," the LTA said. Mr Balasupramaniam, 69, a retiree, welcomes the new flyover. He said: "During the peak hours, the traffic along Upper Bukit Timah Road can be quite congested." He added that motorists heading to Woodlands would enjoy a faster drive with the flyover, as they do not have to mix with traffic that is turning into the condominiums in the area, such as along Hillview Road. Adrian Lim Edited December 22, 2015 by Seohster ↡ Advertisement 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1fast1 Supersonic December 22, 2015 Share December 22, 2015 All I want to know is... ...got camera or not? 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueray Hypersonic December 22, 2015 Share December 22, 2015 for now ... Nope Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic December 22, 2015 Share December 22, 2015 All I want to know is... ...got camera or not? Why ? testing your GTR top speed from Bukit Timah to Woodland within 3 minutes flat ..... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
inlinesix Hypersonic December 22, 2015 Share December 22, 2015 Why ? testing your GTR top speed from Bukit Timah to Woodland within 3 minutes flat ..... Hallo! Ppl drives ///M5. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
13177 Hypersonic December 22, 2015 Share December 22, 2015 They took 4 years to build the flyover! Bt timah is a nightmare to drive during peak hours! And the current road condition is so bumpy and bending! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic December 22, 2015 Share December 22, 2015 They took 4 years to build the flyover! Bt timah is a nightmare to drive during peak hours! And the current road condition is so bumpy and bending!I felt car sick while going along upper Bukit Timah recently. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1fast1 Supersonic December 22, 2015 Share December 22, 2015 Hallo! Ppl drives ///M5. Haha, he's getting mixed up with all the Indians here. One Indian driving M5, another driving a GTR. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myxilplix Turbocharged December 22, 2015 Share December 22, 2015 I just hope nobody does a stop-and-reverse when they realised they've gone the wrong way. Worse still they realise they went up the flyover by mistake then decide to take a shortcut down. ps. I give it two weeks before the first major accident there. Hope there are no fatalities. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
13177 Hypersonic December 22, 2015 Share December 22, 2015 I felt car sick while going along upper Bukit Timah recently. Agreed. Don't know how they resurface the road, the road is so poorly done! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1fast1 Supersonic December 22, 2015 Share December 22, 2015 I just hope nobody does a stop-and-reverse when they realised they've gone the wrong way. Worse still they realise they went up the flyover by mistake then decide to take a shortcut down. ps. I give it two weeks before the first major accident there. Hope there are no fatalities. And they'll blame it on speeding, and if they don't already have a camera there, they'll riddle the whole stretch with them. Lather rinse repeat. Yawn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueray Hypersonic December 22, 2015 Share December 22, 2015 They took 4 years to build the flyover! Bt timah is a nightmare to drive during peak hours! And the current road condition is so bumpy and bending! yes, and at times the direction towards Woodlands is just down to 1 lane cos of the construction works Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shull Turbocharged December 22, 2015 Share December 22, 2015 I stayed around the area and used southbound Upp Bt Timah/Clementi road on a daily basis. The typical morning jam starts around Ngee Ann poly there. This flyover is gonna have the same effect on traffic as the Bt Timah/Jln Anak Bukit flyover.. that is to remove the traffic moderation caused by upstream traffic lights, and increase the traffic flow onto Clementi Rd, resulting in more jams downstream.. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueray Hypersonic December 22, 2015 Share December 22, 2015 I stayed around the area and used southbound Upp Bt Timah/Clementi road on a daily basis. The typical morning jam starts around Ngee Ann poly there. This flyover is gonna have the same effect on traffic as the Bt Timah/Jln Anak Bukit flyover.. that is to remove the traffic moderation caused by upstream traffic lights, and increase the traffic flow onto Clementi Rd, resulting in more jams downstream.. I agree. end up the jams are shifted somewhere else. not sure if the Clementi Road widening will help ... at least that's what I think they are doing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Civic6228 6th Gear December 22, 2015 Share December 22, 2015 (edited) I stayed around the area and used southbound Upp Bt Timah/Clementi road on a daily basis. The typical morning jam starts around Ngee Ann poly there. This flyover is gonna have the same effect on traffic as the Bt Timah/Jln Anak Bukit flyover.. that is to remove the traffic moderation caused by upstream traffic lights, and increase the traffic flow onto Clementi Rd, resulting in more jams downstream.. Typical poor planning as usual .... sigh Edited December 22, 2015 by Civic6228 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shull Turbocharged December 22, 2015 Share December 22, 2015 I agree. end up the jams are shifted somewhere else. not sure if the Clementi Road widening will help ... at least that's what I think they are doing. I suspect after the widening is done, the left most lane will be bus lane.. LPPL for cars in the morning rush hour 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benarsenal Turbocharged December 22, 2015 Share December 22, 2015 I just hope nobody does a stop-and-reverse when they realised they've gone the wrong way. Worse still they realise they went up the flyover by mistake then decide to take a shortcut down. ps. I give it two weeks before the first major accident there. Hope there are no fatalities. There's a U-turn shortly after the flyover, so hopefully nobody does something that stupid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumpmanz 5th Gear December 22, 2015 Share December 22, 2015 just make the damn upper bukit timah road flat with little bumps. had enough the last 3 years. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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