The Central Expressway (CTE) in Singapore is the major highway connecting the city centre of Singapore with the northern residential parts of the island, including Toa Payoh, Bishan and Ang Mo Kio and further onwards to the Seletar Expressway and the Tampines Expressway. Toa Payoh is a regional unit in Singapore. ... Bishan is a small neighbourhood of the city-state of Singapore situated in the Central-North, measuring approximately three by three kilometres. ... Ang Mo Kio is a heartland new town located in north central Singapore, and is generally within the North-East Region. ... The Seletar Expressway (SLE) in Singapore is a highway that traverses the north end of the island and joins the Central Expressway (CTE) and Tampines Expressway (TPE) in Ang Mo Kio to the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE) in Kranji. ... Tampines Expressway or common know as TPE is a highway in the north-east of Singapore joining the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) near Changi International Airport in the east with the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE) in the north of the island. ...
The first stage of the expressway were two separate parts: one from Seletar to Bukit Timah Road (next to Cavenagh Road), and the second from Chin Swee Road in Chinatown to the Ayer Rajah Expressway in Radin Mas. The second stage of the expressway involved the construction of the two tunnels that travel underneath previously built-up areas, including the Singapore River, Fort Canning Park and Orchard Road. At present, the CTE tunnels are the only underground roads in Singapore. Seletar is an area in the Northeastern corner of Singapore. ... The Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) 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 Singapore River is a small river in terms of physical attributes, but of extreme historical importance to the country of Singapore, the political entity which shares its name. ... Orchard Road is the primary shopping street in Singapore. ...
Because it is the only expressway to connect the city and the northern residential areas, it is more prone to congestion than the other expressways in Singapore. In the latest attempt to relieve congestion, the Land Transport Authority announced on 27 May2005 that with effect from 1 August 2005, Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) operation hours for the CTE will be extended into the evening, from 6pm to 8pm. This is the first time that evening ERP hours are introduced for a Singapore road. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Singapore is a statutory board under the Ministry of Transport. ... May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... August 1st is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... ERP Gantry at North Bridge Road The Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) scheme in Singapore is a form of congestion charging through electronic toll collection. ...
With a history of over ten years, the expressway is beginning to feel the crunch of massive traffic, especially the incessant onslaught of heavy lorries.
The expressway was designed for a traffic audience of 50,000 vehicles a day -- and apparently, not a vehicle more, as the current average of 59,000 vehicles a day is stretching the expressway to its limits.
The situation on the expressway in 2004, therefore, is different from that of 1993.
The 13.5-mile-long expressway, which was to be designated NY 125, was to serve as a limited-access relief route for the Bronx River Parkway, which was not designed to accommodate commercial traffic.
Since the Central Corridor Expressway was to occupy the recently abandoned right-of-way of the New York, Westchester and Boston Railroad, opposition was expected to be minimal.
Continuing north from the Cross Westchester Expressway (I-287) in White Plains, the proposed Central Corridor Expressway extension was to proceed northeast to a partial interchange with the proposed NY 22 Expressway in the Valhalla-Kensico Dam area.
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