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25-483: It is bounded by Upper Jurong Road, the Pan Island Expressway , Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim and Benoi Road. Surrounding Joo Koon industrial town are Pasir Laba Camp , SISPEC , SAFTI , Jurong Camp, Singapore Discovery Centre and Arena Country Club. There is a food centre located along Joo Koon Way. There is also a NTUC FairPrice Warehouse Club, office units all comes under one roof at FairPrice Hub Joo Koon, which

50-594: A junction with the Ayer Rajah Expressway at Tuas Road. The PIE was initially conceived by the Public Works Department as part of plans to expand Singapore's road network in the 1960s to cope with a predicted large rise in traffic volume over the next two decades. It was the result of a four-year planning study conducted in 1967 by the Singaporean government and foreign planning consultants. The study

75-870: A new flyover along the PIE near to the current exit 32, and a road junction underneath it in order to connect the new Tengah town's Tengah Boulevard to the PIE and Jurong, in addition to widening the PIE between the Hong Kah and Bukit Batok flyovers. The LTA announced in September 2024 that slip roads between PIE (Changi) and Tengah Boulevard would be opened on 5 October 2024, and that the aforementioned flyover and road interchange would be ready by 2028. 1°19′36″N 103°49′44″E  /  1.3267638°N 103.8287954°E  / 1.3267638; 103.8287954 Bukit Timah Road Bukit Timah Road ( Chinese : 武吉知马路 ; Malay : Jalan Bukit Timah ; Tamil : புக்கித் திமா சாலை )

100-614: Is a major road in Singapore extending from the city centre to Woodlands Road on the way to Johor Bahru in Malaysia . The road's 25-km (15.5 miles) length makes it one of the longest roads in Singapore, and the road takes its name from the hill. En route, it passes through the areas of Little India , Newton Road , Farrer Road, Singapore Botanic Gardens , Bukit Timah and Bukit Panjang . Bukit Timah Road splits into two roads at Newton Circus,

125-513: Is the oldest and longest expressway in Singapore . It is also Singapore's longest road. The expressway runs from the East Coast Parkway near Changi Airport in the east to Tuas in the west and has a total length of 42.8 kilometres (26.6 miles). Initially conceived by the Public Works Department in the 1960s as part of road expansions for handling rising traffic volumes, work on the PIE commenced in 1964. The first section, Jalan Toa Payoh,

150-443: Is the town hub. There is a dormitory called Jurong Apartments located near Joo Koon MRT Station. Joo Koon MRT station is located at Joo Koon Circle in the eastern side of the industrial estate. Joo Koon Bus Interchange was opened on 21 November 2015. This Singapore location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Pan Island Expressway The Pan Island Expressway (Abbreviated as: PIE )

175-561: The Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway and curving northwest, before heading west and running along the southern edge of Toa Payoh . From Toa Payoh, the expressway runs along the northern edge of Bukit Timah, curving southwest to meet the Bukit Timah Expressway , before heading west once again at Clementi Avenue 6. The PIE then travels along the northern edges of Clementi , Jurong East and Jurong West before ending at

200-619: The 16.4-kilometre (10.2-mile) section of the expressway between Mount Pleasant Road and Jalan Boon Lay. By the early 1990s, the expressway was handling considerable traffic but experienced traffic congestion during peak hours. To alleviate this, portions of the PIE, such as the Woodsville interchange and the intersection with the Central Expressway, were upgraded in May 1991 at a cost of $ 180 million. In addition, service roads were constructed along

225-468: The 1990s and 2000s to alleviate traffic congestion. The Pan Island Expressway measures 42.8 kilometres (26.6 miles) and is the longest expressway in Singapore. Beginning at a junction with the East Coast Parkway near Changi Airport , the expressway runs northwest to intersect the Tampines Expressway . It then curves southwest, passing through Tampines , Bedok and Geylang before intersecting

250-646: The Japanese at the Old Ford Motor Factory at Upper Bukit Timah Road. A canal was built in later years between Dunearn Road and Bukit Timah Road to solve the flooding problem in the area. In the 1990s, a tunnel and a flyover was constructed namely the Bukit Timah Underpass and the Wayang Satu Flyover in order to improve traffic flow. The Newton Flyover was built in the 1970s which goes over

275-506: The expressway near Toa Payoh and at the Woodsville interchange. Work began on an 8-kilometre (5.0-mile) extension of the expressway from Hong Kah Circle to Tuas in October 1991, with a northward realignment and extension of the expressway from Hong Kah Circle to Pioneer Road North. Intended to serve as a connection to the Jurong industrial estate and Jurong West, the extension cost $ 81.3 million and

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300-487: The expressway. As well, the Eng Neo, Chantek and Anak Bukit Flyovers were structurally expanded. The widened portions were progressively opened to traffic from July 2013. In July 2019, PIE Exit 26A (Dunearn & Clementi Rd), known for its exit being on the right instead of being sited at the left, began construction for relocation of its exit to be relocated on the left as many faced confusion and some being unable to filter to

325-732: The junction of Newton Circus becoming the first ever Semi-Expressway standalone road, that features both the underpass and flyover without changing any direction. Along the road, major landmarks include Tan Kah Kee MRT station , Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) , Balmoral Plaza, Coronation Plaza, Hwa Chong Institution , Sixth Avenue MRT station , Kandang Kerbau Women's and Children's Hospital , Kampong Java Park, King Albert Park, Little India MRT station , Hwa Chong International School , Methodist Girls' School , National Junior College , Nanyang Girls' High School , Newton Food Centre , Newton , Singapore Botanic Gardens , Singapore Institute of Management , Tekka Centre , Ngee Ann Polytechnic at

350-690: The junction with Bukit Panjang Road and Choa Chu Kang Road near the Ten Mile Junction shopping mall then continues with Woodlands Road. The road passes through the Bukit Timah Planning Area . Buildings named after the road are Bukit Timah Plaza and Bukit Timah Shopping Centre. This road is also affected with the North-South Expressway construction nearby. "Bukit Timah" in Malay means " tin bearing hill ". The British surrendered to

375-456: The rightmost lane to exit, thereby missing the exit. The new relocated exit on the left opened to public on 28 May 2023, with a new vehicular underpass being built to integrate traffic seamlessly back to Jln Anak Bukit, where the old exit leads to. Despite the process of the relocation construction, there were no diversions or delay of traffic. On 29 September 2020, the LTA announced that it would build

400-544: The time. With the completion of two flyovers across Aljunied Road and Paya Lebar Road in June 1982—three months ahead of schedule—the PIE was fully opened. Upon its opening, the Pan Island Expressway had a positive impact on traffic flow in certain areas by alleviating traffic, as was reported by a preliminary Public Works Department study in October 1981. From 1983 to 1984, two lanes, one in each direction, were added to

425-441: The west-bound Bukit Timah Road and east-bound Dunearn Road , both of which straddle a canal along their entire lengths. Bukit Timah Road begins at the junction with Rochor Canal Road, Serangoon Road and Selegie Road just south of Tekka Centre as Bukit Timah Road, follows a canal in a northwest direction up to its junction with Clementi Road where it continues northwards as Upper Bukit Timah Road ( Chinese : 武吉知马路上段 ) until

450-570: Was built. On 10 January 1981, the 10-kilometre (6.2-mile) segment of the PIE between Jalan Eunos and the East Coast Parkway was officially opened by Teh Cheang Wan , the then Minister of National Development, having cost $ 50 million to construct. The section of the expressway between Upper Bukit Timah and Corporation Road was opened soon after on 31 January 1981 by Lee Yiok Seng, the Parliamentary Secretary of National Development at

475-457: Was cleared to make way for the expressway. In January 1975, the section of the expressway between Jalan Eunos and Kallang Bahru was completed, and Jalan Kolam Bahru, between Kallang Bahru and Woodsville Circus, was improved to form a part of the expressway. The section between Adam Road and Jalan Anak Bukit was opened in October 1976 and construction of the eastern part of the PIE, between Jalan Eunos and Changi Airport , started in 1976. Work

500-436: Was completed by 1969. Construction of the other segments of the expressway were carried out in the 1970s. The initial expressway, from Jalan Boon Lay to the East Coast Parkway, was completed in June 1982. The PIE was then realigned and extended further westward to Tuas between 1991 and 1993. By the 1990s, the expressway was able to handle large amounts of traffic. The expressway and the interchanges along its route were expanded in

525-468: Was completed in June 1969 and the segment between Woodsville Circus and Jalan Eunos, named Jalan Kolam Ayer and Paya Lebar Way, was completed by 1970. Work on the 8-mile (13 km) long section between Jalan Anak Bukit and Thomson Road began in March 1970. During the construction of this section of the expressway, rocks had to be excavated near Adam Road. Also, Kampong Chantek Bahru, off of Bukit Timah Road ,

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550-423: Was finished in March 2006. Plans to connect the PIE together with Bedok North Avenue 3 were planned since September 2005, with construction began in May 2006 and completed on 29 November 2008, which provides a direct connection from Bedok to the PIE, after complaints over many years. Beginning July 2011, the stretch of the PIE between Clementi Avenue 6 and Adam Road was widened; one lane was added to both sides of

575-505: Was funded by the United Nations Development Programme . Intended to connect Singapore's satellite towns and industrial estates, it would act as the main connector between the parts of Singapore and would handle high traffic volumes. Construction of the PIE started in 1964 and took place in four phases. Jalan Toa Payoh, a 2-mile (3.2 km) long segment of the expressway between Thomson Road and Woodsville Circus,

600-563: Was opened in December 1993. The original alignment of the PIE became the present-day Jurong West Avenue 2. As the amount of traffic using the KJE and PIE to the 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 the previous three lanes. The work started in March 2004 and

625-522: Was started in November 1977 to expand Whitley Road to six lanes, along with the construction of a grade-separated interchange to link it with the PIE. The section of the expressway between Adam Road and Whitley Road was completed by 1978 and was opened to traffic in 1979. Construction from Jalan Anak Bukit to Boon Lay Road was started in 1978. To connect this section to the rest of the PIE, a $ 15.2 million viaduct over Jalan Anak Bukit and Upper Bukit Timah Road

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