Seletar Expressway

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Seletar Expressway
Lebuhraya Seletar (Malay)
实里达高速公路 (Chinese)
செலேத்தார் விரைவுச்சாலை (Tamil)
Expressways and Semi-expressways of Singapore 2012.png
Seletar Expressway is labelled in single dark blue line
Route information
Length11 km (6.8 mi)
HistoryCompleted in 1998
Major junctions
West end Kranji (BKE)
Major intersections BKE, NSC, CTE, TPE
East end Seletar (CTE, TPE)
Location
Country Singapore
Regions Woodlands, Mandai, Kranji, Seletar, Yio Chu Kang, Yishun, Sengkang (West)
Highway system

The Seletar Expressway (Abbreviation: SLE) is a highway in Singapore that traverses the northern end of the island and joins the Central Expressway (CTE) and the Tampines Expressway (TPE) in Seletar to the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE) in Kranji.

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History

In the 1980s, the SLE was proposed to link BKE in Kranji to the junction of TPE and CTE in Yio Chu Kang. [1] In 1983, it was announced that SLE would only be built after work on the northern expansion of CTE from Toa Payoh to Yio Chu Kang was completed. [2]

The first phase of the construction of SLE consisted of a stretch between Yio Chu Kang and Upper Thomson Road and was opened on 24 March 1990. [3]

Later on, this stretch was extended on 24 March 1990 to connect SLE and CTE. Later, it was extended from Upper Thomson Road to the BKE. It replaced various roads — Lorong Handalan, Lorong Lentor, Lorong Selangin and Lorong Hablor.

The SLE is a six-lane dual carriageway. The Upper Thomson Road - BKE extension was opened in two parts: from BKE to Woodlands Avenue 2 on 5 November 1995, and from Woodlands Avenue 2 to Upper Thomson Road on 22 February 1998. Construction of the second phase began in 1992. The interchange of SLE and BKE was completed in 1994. The third stage of construction, completing in July 1996 from Woodlands Avenue 2 to Lorong Gambas. The final phase involved the construction from Lorong Gambas to Upper Thomson Road. The last sector of this expressway which opened was the last completed expressway project in Singapore until the opening of a section of the Kallang–Paya Lebar Expressway on 28 October 2007.

It had the largest clearing of the roads in the history — Lorong Gambas, Jalan Ulu Sembawang, and some dirt tracks.

Seletar Expressway eastbound towards Tampines Expressway before Woodlands Avenue 2 exit. Seletar Expressway.JPG
Seletar Expressway eastbound towards Tampines Expressway before Woodlands Avenue 2 exit.

List of exits

No.Eastbound exit to road (destinations)InterchangeTypeNo.Westbound exit to road (destinations)
End of expressway (CTE)Yio Chu Kang I/C SPUI Start of expressway
1AYio Chu Kang Road
1B TPE (PIE, Changi) and Seletar West LinkSeletar I/C Directional T 1 TPE (PIE/ECP)
3Lentor Avenue (City) and Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6Lentor I/C Diamond 3Lentor Avenue (Yishun)
5 Upper Thomson Road Upper Thomson I/CSPUI5Upper Thomson Road
8BMandai AvenueSembawang I/CDiamond8A Mandai Road and Mandai Avenue
9Woodlands Avenue 12Ulu Sembawang I/C Seagull 9Woodlands Avenue 12
10Woodlands Avenue 2Marsiling I/C Trumpet 10Woodlands Avenue 2
Start of expresswayTurf Club I/CDouble Trumpet11 BKE (PIE) and Turf Club Avenue
End of expressway (BKE (Johor))

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References

  1. "Seletar Expressway (SLE) | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  2. "When work will start". The Straits Times. 17 March 1983. p. 12. Retrieved 2022-11-30 via NewspaperSG.
  3. "Seletar Expressway opens direct link with city for Yishun residents". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. The Straits Times. 25 March 1990. p. 18. Retrieved 2022-11-30 via NewspaperSG.