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23-523: KPE or Kpe may refer to: Kallang–Paya Lebar Expressway . a highway in Singapore Kpe ( Bakweri ), an ethnic group of Cameroon Katholische Pfadfinderschaft Europas ( Catholic Scouts of Europe ), Scout Associations in Germany and Austria Konami Parlor Entertainment Inc., former Pachinko and Pachi equipment division of Konami Group Topics referred to by

46-594: A contract for the expansion of the KPE/TPE interchange at the north end of the expressway and construction of a new road connection to Punggol Central, providing a new and more direct link to and from the KPE and TPE, and alleviating the traffic congestion of the TPE between the current KPE ramps and Punggol ramps. The work would involves the design and construction of roads, three new vehicular bridges crossing Sungei Serangoon and Sungei Blukar,

69-585: 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. In 1998, two new viaducts and a loop connecting

92-518: A new flyover across TPE and other associated ramps. Construction works commenced in the second quarter of 2015. A 2.8 km-long Kallang Expressway (KLE) was envisioned as early as 1981, serving as a link between the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) and East Coast Parkway (ECP). It would have become the shortest expressway in Singapore if it was built. The modern Kallang–Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE)

115-423: A violating vehicle exceeding the limit, as the luminosity in the tunnel does not require additional light source. Tampines Expressway The expressway was constructed alongside the development of Tampines New Town in the 1980s. 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

138-535: A website and an album Sounds of the Underground of ten songs for the purpose. The LTA has also put up a tender calling for consultants to develop congestion management systems in the KPE. The call has drawn three submissions. It also rolled out the first dedicated team of Traffic Marshals, with the primary role of rapid deployment to any incident within the tunnels. The annual contract was awarded to Certis CISCO , who would deploy six marshals on motorcycles around

161-483: Is also believed to be the world's sixth longest underground road project at its time under construction. In all, the dual-carriageway expressway with three lanes in each direction will have eight interchanges, eleven on-ramps, and twelve off-ramps. The south end of the KPE also connects directly to the Marina Coastal Expressway which opened on 29 December 2013. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded

184-457: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kallang%E2%80%93Paya Lebar Expressway The Kallang–Paya Lebar Expressway ( KPE ) is the third newest of Singapore 's network of expressways . The southern ( Kallang ) section of the expressway opened first, on 26 October 2007, with the remaining ( Paya Lebar ) section opened on 20 September 2008. Connecting East Coast Parkway (ECP) in

207-569: The Circle MRT line which was under construction at the same time as the expressway, and continues for almost three and a half kilometres underground beneath Airport Road and the Paya Lebar Air Base , emerges at ground level near Defu Lane 3, goes on an elevated interchange over Tampines Road. It meets Buangkok East Drive at an interchange before continuing towards the existing Tampines Flyover to meet with Tampines Expressway . It replaces one of

230-764: The Mountbatten Road/ Nicoll Highway /Guillemard Road junction, crosses the East West MRT line , before ending with an interchange with the Pan Island Expressway at the thirteen-kilometre mark of the latter. It adds along some slip roads and minor roads. The Paya Lebar section continues from where the Kallang Section leaves off beneath the Kallang River and Pelton Canal past MacPherson Estate, comes to an interchange with Paya Lebar Road, Upper Paya Lebar Road, MacPherson Road and Airport Road, crosses over

253-524: The TPE and PIE were constructed to reduce travelling times between Pasir Ris, Tampines and Changi Airport. On 19 Feb 2023, Tampines Viaduct was opened to the public. This newly constructed one-way viaduct allows motorists traveling eastbound along TPE to directly access the PIE traveling towards Tuas in the westbound direction using the newly opened Exit 2A. The viaduct was initially scheduled to open in early 2020, but fatal collapse occurred during construction of

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276-567: The Tampines Expressway at the Tampines Flyover. The Defu Flyover along Tampines Road, along with the traffic signals, were commissioned on the same day from 1000 hours. On 27 July 2007, the LTA announced the opening of the southern ECP-PIE section of the expressway (Phase 1) to traffic on 26 October that year. The entire expressway opened to traffic on 20 September 2008. An official opening

299-407: The clock in the KPE, to be expanded to 28 motorcycles and three cars across all expressways by the end of 2008. KPE's underground section is fitted with digital speed cameras that operate 24 hours throughout the day to enforce the 80 km/h speed limit (lower if safety advisories display so). In the first week of phase 1 operation 3,400 motorists were caught speeding in the KPE, consisting of 3% of

322-413: The expressway, stretching from the PIE to Elias Road, opened on 30 September 1987. 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. In the 1990s, extensions towards

345-573: The fish farms at Tampines Road. On 27 July 2007, the LTA announced an extension of the KPE from East Coast Parkway to the Ayer Rajah Expressway via Marina South . The stretch was named Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE). The Marina Coastal Expressway officially opened on 29 December 2013. In 2006, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) engaged an advertising agency to embark on a public education programme, to inform and educate

368-405: The public on the proper way to use the KPE – the first time it has done so for a road project. British firm Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH) has been appointed to publicise safety messages needed to prepare users for the KPE. BBH, which in turn appointed British public relations firm Grayling , clinched the contract for S$ 2.81 million. Its campaign started in the second quarter of 2007, consisting of

391-402: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title KPE . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=KPE&oldid=845091226 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

414-462: The south and Tampines Expressway (TPE) in the north-east, the six-lane (2x3) expressway extends for twelve kilometres, with approximately 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) of main cut and cover tunnels running some 10 kilometres underground when fully completed. Built at a cost of approximately S$ 1.8 billion ( USD$ 1 billion), it is the longest subterranean road tunnel in Southeast Asia. The KPE

437-489: The total traffic which alarmed the traffic police. 45 of the speed violators which were in excess of 40 km/h received court summons , while others received either a traffic summons or a warning letter from the Land Transport Authority. The speed cameras are easily spotted in the middle section of the tunnel and are found under the main via ducting. There have been no instances of speed cameras flashes indicating

460-554: The viaduct in 2017, which resulted in one dead and 10 injured. 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. The flyover provides an alternative route to/from Seletar Link, which previously only provided westbound access via Exit 11. The development of

483-529: 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,

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506-643: Was first conceptualised in the preliminary plans of 1997, merging the KLE and the Paya Lebar Expressway (PLE) into a single expressway. Construction on KPE started in the year 2001, and was fully completed in 2008. On 23 June 2007, the northern end of the expressway between Tampines Road from the new Defu Flyover and the Tampines Expressway was opened to traffic, and was temporarily named Tampines Service Road. Tampines Road will therefore no longer connect with

529-687: Was held on 19 October. The Kallang section of the expressway starts from eastern end of the Marina Coastal Expressway , where it also interchanges with the East Coast Parkway near the fourteen-kilometre mark of the ECP in a northward direction, goes underground below the Geylang River , cuts across the Kallang Sports Complex to the west of the National Stadium , comes to an interchange at

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