Ayer Rajah Expressway

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Ayer Rajah Expressway
Lebuhraya Ayer Rajah (Malay)
亚逸拉惹高速公路 (Chinese)
ஆயர் ராஜா விரவுச்சாலை (Tamil)
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Ayer Rajah Expressway is labelled in single yellow line
Route information
Part of Tabliczka AH143.svg AH143
Length26.5 km (16.5 mi)
Existed1983–present
HistoryFirst section completed in 1988,
last section completed in 1998
Major junctions
West endTuas Checkpoint (Tuas Second Link)
Major intersections PIE, ORRS (Portsdown Avenue), CTE
East endKeppel (MCE)
Location
Country Singapore
Regions Tuas, Jurong, Clementi, West Coast, Bukit Merah
Highway system

The Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) extends from the western end of the Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE) in the south of Singapore [1] [2] [3] to Tuas in the west near the Tuas Second Link to Malaysia. Together with the MCE and the East Coast Parkway (ECP), it forms a second east-west link to complement the role played by the Pan Island Expressway (PIE).

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History

Construction on the expressway commenced in 1983, with the first two phases completed by 1988. This section involved the widening of several existing roads along the way, such as Ayer Rajah Road and Upper Ayer Rajah Road, as well as the construction of what was then the longest road viaduct, the Keppel Viaduct, from where the eastern end of the expressway commences. The road extends from Alexandra Road until Keppel Road. It ends at Teban Flyover along Jurong Town Hall Road.

With the construction beginning from 5 December 1993, the existing Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim from Tuas West Drive to Jurong Town Hall Road was widened and merged into Ayer Rajah Expressway which was opened on 18 November 1997. The expressway was extended to Tuas from Teban Flyover in conjunction with the opening of the Tuas Second Link to Johor on 2 January 1998. This construction, which followed the alignment of Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim, involved the expansion of the existing road to match with the width of the rest of the AYE, construction of "filter" roads on both sides of the expressway (which eventually took the name of Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim), and the building of five flyovers and two underpasses. It meets up with the PIE at the Tuas Flyover.

The eastern terminus of the AYE used to continue onto the western terminus of the East Coast Parkway (ECP). After the MCE was opened on 29 December 2013, the ECP was truncated and the MCE had taken over parts of the route, which connects AYE to the Kallang–Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) and ECP. [4]

Proposed realignment

During the 2014 Singapore National Day rally, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong spoke of the possibility of realigning the stretch of the AYE near Jurong Lake Gardens south to allow for more space to build housing in the area. [5] Government agencies later further explained that such a move would "integrate the Pandan Reservoir area with Jurong Lake District to form a larger and more cohesive development area". [6] [7]

National Development Minister Desmond Lee gave an update on this proposed realignment on 30 June 2024, sharing that "agencies are currently studying various options, including how we can make it easier for residents to move between Teban Gardens and Jurong Lake District", with more information to be made available when ready. [8]

List of interchanges and exits

Location [9] km [10]

[11] [12] [13]

[14]
mi Flyover [15] Exit [15] Destinations [15] Notes
Outram 0.00.0Keppel ViaductSingapore road sign - Informatory - Expressway begins - Type II.svg MCE (towards ECP/KPE)Eastern terminus, expressway continues as Singapore road sign - Informatory - Expressway begins - Type II.svg MCE
Bukit Merah 1.71.1Keppel Flyover2A West Coast Highway
Telok Blangah Road
Westbound Exit and entrance only
2.31.42BKeppel RoadEastbound exit only
2.91.8Radin Mas Flyover2CSingapore road sign - Informatory - Expressway begins - Type II.svg CTE (towards SLE)Eastbound exit and westbound entrance only
31.9Lower Delta Flyover3Lower Delta Road
Jalan Bukit Merah
Telok Blangah Road
Eastbound exit and westbound entrance only
Queenstown 63.7Gillman Flyover6Alexandra RoadEastbound exit and westbound entrance only
6.54.0Portsdown Flyover7ANormanton Park
Science Park Drive
Portsdown Avenue
one-north Avenue
Queensway
7.14.47BNormanton Park
Science Park Drive
Portsdown Avenue
one-north Avenue
Queensway
7.74.8Buona Vista Flyover8South Buona Vista Road
North Buona Vista Road
9.76.0University Flyover9 Clementi Road
Clementi 10.36.4Clementi Flyover10AClementi Avenue 2 (southbound)
West Coast Road
Westbound exit and entrance only
10.76.6Clementi Flyover10BClementi Avenue 2 (northbound)Eastbound exit and entrance only
11.47.1Pandan Flyover11Clementi Avenue 6
Singapore road sign - Informatory - Expressway begins - Type II.svg PIE (both bounds)
West Coast Way
Access to West Coast Way from only westbound exit
Jurong East 13.48.3Teban Flyover13 Jurong Town Hall Road
14.48.914 Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim
Penjuru Road
Westbound exit and entrance only
15.69.7Corporation Flyover15AJalan Terusan
Corporation Road
Jurong Port Road
Westbound exit and entrance only
Jurong West 16.110.015BYuan Ching RoadEastbound exit and entrance only
Boon Lay 16.810.417 Jalan Boon Lay
Jurong Pier Road
Jurong Island
Access via Westbound exit
18.211.3Jurong Hill FlyoverJurong Pier Road
Jalan Boon Lay
Jurong Port Road
Corporation Road
Access via Eastbound exit
18.611.6Pioneer Flyover18Pioneer Road North
Pioneer Road
Benoi Sector
Access via Westbound exit
Pioneer 19.712.218First Lok Yang Road
Pioneer Road
Pioneer Road North
Access via Eastbound exit
20.412.7Benoi Flyover20Benoi Road
Gul Way
Access via Westbound exit
21.513.420Benoi RoadAccess via Eastbound exit
22.213.8Tuas Flyover22Singapore road sign - Informatory - Expressway begins - Type II.svg PIE (towards Changi)
Tuas Road
Tuas Port
Access via Westbound exit
Tuas 23.414.522Singapore road sign - Informatory - Expressway begins - Type II.svg PIE (towards Changi)
Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim
Access via Eastbound exit
2415Tuas West Underpass24Tuas Avenue 8
Tuas West Road
Access via Westbound exit
25.716.026ATuas West RoadAccess via Eastbound exit
26.716.6Tuas Checkpoint Viaduct Second Link Western terminus, expressway continues as Second Link via Tuas Checkpoint
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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