Tampines Expressway

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Tampines Expressway
Lebuhraya Tampines (Malay)
淡滨尼高速公路 (Chinese)
தெம்பினீஸ் விரைவுச்சாலை (Tamil)
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Tampines Expressway is labelled in single light blue line
Route information
Length14 km (8.7 mi)
HistoryFirst section completed in June 1989,
last section completed in August 1996
Major junctions
West end Seletar (CTE, SLE)
Major intersections CTE, SLE, KPE, PIE
East end Changi (PIE)
Location
Country Singapore
Regions Seletar, Sengkang, Punggol, Hougang, Pasir Ris, Tampines, Changi
Highway system

The Tampines Expressway (TPE) is a highway in the north-eastern fringe of Singapore, joining the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) near Singapore Changi Airport in the east with the Central Expressway (CTE) and Seletar Expressway (SLE) in the north of the island.

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History

Tampines Expressway from Jalan Kayu Flyover. Tampines Expressway, Aug 06.JPG
Tampines Expressway from Jalan Kayu Flyover.
Tampines Expressway from Exit 9, Punggol Road heading towards Exit 7 and 7A Tampines Expressway Punggol Road Entrance.jpg
Tampines Expressway from Exit 9, Punggol Road heading towards Exit 7 and 7A

The expressway was constructed alongside the development of Tampines New Town in the 1980s. [1] On 22 February 1986, tenders were called for the first section of the expressway. Work began on 5 August 1986 to widen the existing portions of Tampines Road. The first section of the expressway, stretching from the PIE to Elias Road, opened on 30 September 1987. [2]

On 19 November 1987, the contracts for the second phase of the expressway were awarded to Sembawang Construction and Hock Lian Seng Engineering. Phase 2 of the expressway, stretching westward from Elias Road to Lorong Halus, began construction on 24 December 1987 and opened on 30 May 1989. [3]

In the 1990s, extensions towards the west were made to connect the TPE with the CTE and SLE to serve the newer residential areas of Sengkang and Punggol and provide a continuous expressway link between the northern and eastern parts of the island. These extensions acquired much of Lorong Lumut, Lorong Halus Village, Cheng Lim Farmway, Jalan Kayu Village, Lorong Andong, Lorong Anchak and Boh Sua Tian Road. On 30 August 1992, the Public Works Department began construction of Punggol Flyover. On 13 April 1993, a local firm was awarded the tender to extend the TPE to Seletar. On 30 June 1994, the Public Works Department awarded a $38.9 million contract to Koh Brothers Building and Civil Engineering Contractor Pte Ltd for the construction of the Lorong Halus road interchange. The expressway was completed in August 1996 after the Lorong Halus interchange was completed. [4]

In 1998, two new viaducts and a loop connecting the TPE and PIE were constructed to reduce travelling times between Pasir Ris, Tampines and Changi Airport. [1]

On 19 Feb 2023, Tampines Viaduct was opened to the public. [5] This newly constructed one-way viaduct eased access to the westbound PIE from the eastbound TPE using the new Exit 2A; previously, motorists had to cross a traffic-light junction between Upper Changi Road East and Upper Changi Road North for the same route. [6] The viaduct was initially scheduled to open in early 2020, but fatal collapse occurred during construction of the viaduct in 2017, which resulted in one dead and 10 injured. [7] Following the incident, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that the project would be completed by another company instead, which resulted in the viaduct eventually completed after a three-year delay.

On 22 Jan 2024, the Seletar Link Flyover was opened to the public. [8] The flyover provides an alternative route to/from Seletar Link, which previously only provided westbound access via Exit 11. [9] The development of the flyover is intended to support the expected future growth in neighbouring Punggol Town and Pulau Punggol Timor (an artificial island located north of Seletar), as well as Sengkang Town via planned road Sengkang West Drive in the future.

List of interchanges and exits

Location [10] km [11] [12] [13] mi Flyover [14] Exit [14] Destinations [14] Notes
Tampines 0.00.0Upper ChangiSingapore road sign - Informatory - Expressway begins - Type II.svg PIE (towards Changi)Eastern terminus; expressway continues as Pan Island Expressway (PIE)
0.20.12Upper Changi1AChangi North Crescent, Changi North Industrial ParkEastbound exit only
1.10.681Singapore road sign - Informatory - Expressway begins - Type II.svg PIE, Upper Changi Road North, Upper Changi Road East, Bedok TownEastbound exit and westbound entrance only
1.30.81Loyang2Loyang Avenue, Pasir Ris Town, Changi Village, Tampines Avenue 7
1.91.2Tampines Viaduct2ASingapore road sign - Informatory - Expressway begins - Type II.svg PIE (towards Tuas), Upper Changi Road East, Bedok TownEastbound exit only; exit was opened on 19 Feb 2023 [6]
2.71.7 Sungei Tampines
3.32.1Pasir Ris3ATampines Avenue 12Signed as exits 3A, 3B (westbound) and 3C (eastbound)
3.52.23BPasir Ris Drive 1, Pasir Ris Drive 8, Elias Road
3.92.43CPasir Ris Drive 1, Pasir Ris Drive 8, Tampines Avenue 12
4.22.64Tampines Link (westbound)
Elias Road (eastbound)
4.93.0Api Api5Pasir Ris Drive 12, Tampines Avenue 10
6.74.2Tampines6Singapore road sign - Informatory - Expressway begins - Type II.svg KPE (towards ECP)
Halus Link, Lorong Halus, Punggol Central
Signed as exits 6 (westbound) and exits 7, 7A (eastbound)
Sengkang 7.54.77ASingapore road sign - Informatory - Expressway begins - Type II.svg KPE, Tampines Road
7.64.7Halus Bridge (Serangoon River)
7.94.97Halus Link, Lorong Halus, Punggol Central
9.15.7Punggol9Punggol Road
9.55.9Punggol West10Sengkang East Road, Punggol Way
11.37.0Punggol Bridge (Sungei Punggol)
11.67.2Seletar Link11Seletar LinkWill also provide access to planned road Sengkang West Drive in the future
12.67.8Jalan Kayu12 Jalan Kayu, Seletar Aerospace Way, Sengkang West Road
13.28.2Seletar Aerospace13Singapore road sign - Informatory - Expressway begins - Type II.svg CTE (towards City), Yio Chu Kang RoadWestbound exit and eastbound entrance only
14.79.1Seletar14Seletar West Link, Yishun Avenue 1Westbound exit and eastbound entrance only
Seletar 15.89.8Singapore road sign - Informatory - Expressway begins - Type II.svg SLE Western terminus; expressway continues onto Seletar Expressway (SLE)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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