Road projects for smoother traffic in Yishun and Seletar
01 Apr 2015|3,389 views
Motorists can look forward to faster and smoother rides in Yishun and Seletar, as various road projects in the area are on track to be completed by end of this year.
One of the projects is expansion of the interchange connecting the Central Expressway (CTE), Seletar Expressway (SLE) and Tampines Expressway (TPE) with Seletar West Link. The work on the project commenced in 2012, and consists of four new flyovers and five new road connections. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said the completed project will "improve overall connectivity between the expressway and adjoining road network".
An additional lane is also being added on both directions of the existing Yio Chu Kang Flyover, the stretch of TPE between Seletar Flyover and Seletar Aerospace Flyover, and the stretch of SLE between Seletar Flyover and Lentor Avenue.
To accommodate the works on the upcoming flyovers, LTA has been diverting vehicles travelling from SLE to Yio Chu Kang Road to a newly completed flyover since February this year.
In addition, there's a new road linking Yishun Avenue 1 and Avenue 6, which was completed earlier this year. Yishun Avenue 8 now provides an alternative route for motorists travelling from Yishun to a widened Seletar West Link and TPE.
Another project, the new dual three-lane Sengkang West Road, will help shift some traffic away from the busy Jalan Kayu.
Sengkang West Road is due to be fully opened by the second quarter of this year, while slip roads near the new Seletar Aerospace Flyover have been progressively opened since October last year.
Speaking to The Straits Times, Tan Hock Nyee, a resident in Yishun said, "I use Yishun Avenue 8 a lot now because it's faster than to go by Avenue 1". The new road has given him an alternative route to Punggol and Sengkang - where many of his jobs are located - instead of taking the congested Lentor Avenue.
Motorists can look forward to faster and smoother rides in Yishun and Seletar, as various road projects in the area are on track to be completed by end of this year.
One of the projects is expansion of the interchange connecting the Central Expressway (CTE), Seletar Expressway (SLE) and Tampines Expressway (TPE) with Seletar West Link. The work on the project commenced in 2012, and consists of four new flyovers and five new road connections. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said the completed project will "improve overall connectivity between the expressway and adjoining road network".
An additional lane is also being added on both directions of the existing Yio Chu Kang Flyover, the stretch of TPE between Seletar Flyover and Seletar Aerospace Flyover, and the stretch of SLE between Seletar Flyover and Lentor Avenue.
To accommodate the works on the upcoming flyovers, LTA has been diverting vehicles travelling from SLE to Yio Chu Kang Road to a newly completed flyover since February this year.
In addition, there's a new road linking Yishun Avenue 1 and Avenue 6, which was completed earlier this year. Yishun Avenue 8 now provides an alternative route for motorists travelling from Yishun to a widened Seletar West Link and TPE.
Another project, the new dual three-lane Sengkang West Road, will help shift some traffic away from the busy Jalan Kayu.
Sengkang West Road is due to be fully opened by the second quarter of this year, while slip roads near the new Seletar Aerospace Flyover have been progressively opened since October last year.
Speaking to The Straits Times, Tan Hock Nyee, a resident in Yishun said, "I use Yishun Avenue 8 a lot now because it's faster than to go by Avenue 1". The new road has given him an alternative route to Punggol and Sengkang - where many of his jobs are located - instead of taking the congested Lentor Avenue.
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