Pan Island Expressway

Infobox Singapore Expressway routebox
length-km = km to mi|num=42.8|abbr=no|spell=Commonwealth|precision=2|wiki=yes
direction = West - East
start/end1 = Tuas (AYE)
start/end2 = Changi South (ECP)
area = Jurong
Bukit Timah
Toa Payoh
Eunos
Bedok
Tampines
construct_start = 1966
construct_end = 1992
intersection = AYE, KJE, BKE, CTE, KPE, TPE, ECP
cost =
AHN =
no_ERP = 5
no_tunnel =

The Pan Island Expressway (Abbreviation: PIE; zh-sp|s=泛岛高速公路|p="Fàndǎo Gāosù Gōnglù"; Malay: "Lebuhraya Seluruh Pulau") is the oldest and longest of Singapore's expressways. Currently, it is also Singapore's longest road. [ [http://www.singaporebookofrecords.com/singapore_records_individual.php?id=NjAwMDAwMTI1Mg= The Book of Singapore Record] ] It extends along the length of the island, connecting Tuas in the west to Singapore Changi Airport in the east. Its length is km to mi|num=42.8|abbr=no|spell=Commonwealth|precision=2|wiki=yes.

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 light junctions on these roads with grade-separated interchanges.

Subsequently, the section from Jalan Eunos to East Coast Parkway, 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 km to mi|num=35|abbr=no|spell=Commonwealth|precision=2|wiki=yes long when completed.

Expansion

Modification and extension of the western end of the expressway started in 1992 to connect it to the Kranji Expressway which was being built at the time. A new km to mi|num=8|abbr=no|spell=Commonwealth|precision=2|wiki=yes 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. The km to mi|num=2|abbr=no|spell=Commonwealth|precision=2|wiki=yes section of the old PIE from Hong Kah Flyover to Corporation Road was downgraded to an arterial road and renamed Jurong West Avenue 2.

As the amount of traffic using the KJE and PIE to Jurong Industrial Estate increased, the Land Transport Authority upgraded the stretch of the PIE between Tengah Flyover and Tuas Road to a four lane dual carriageway from a three lane dual carriageway. The work started in March 2004 and ended in March 2006 [cite web | url=http://www.onemotoring.com.sg/publish/onemotoring/en/on_the_roads/road_projects/pie_widening.html | title=Widening of Pan Island Expressway (PIE) | accessdate=2006-04-06 | publisher=Land Transport Authority] .

List of exits

Other uses

"Pan Island Expressway" is also the title of a play produced by TheatreWorks.

References

External links

* [http://motorways-exitlists.com/asia/sgp/pie.htm A list of PIE interchanges]
* [http://inkpot.com/theatre/01reviews/01revpanislaexpr.html Review of the play "Pan Island Expressway"]