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SINGAPORE – Motorists living in the upcoming western city of Tengah will have direct access to the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) by 2027.
The Land Transportation Authority (LTA) will launch a tender for new connections, which will include an overpass and will also provide residents of the city of Jurong with another link to the PIE.
The project involves the construction of new roads and the modification of existing ones. It includes a 0.5 km four-lane double overpass along the PIE near the exit to Jurong Canal Drive, a road junction under the overpass that will connect the PIE, Jurong Canal Drive, and Tengah Boulevard leading to the city of Tengah, and the extension of the PIE between Hong Kah Overpass and Bukit Batok Overpass.
The LTA said on Tuesday (September 29) that the tender will be called later this year.
To facilitate the construction of the new overpass and level road crossing, a 1.5 km section of the PIE will be moved north towards a portion of Jurong Road. With this, traffic along Jurong Road will be diverted to the FOOT before joining Bukit Batok Road.
Tengah Town will be Singapore’s first sustainable smart city. About the size of Bishan, it will have plains next to the water with community agricultural facilities.
It will also have Singapore’s first traffic-free urban center, with underground roads to free up space for pedestrians and cyclists. The city center is expected to be ready by 2025.
With 42,000 new homes, Tengah, also known as Forest Town, will complement other western “smart” precincts such as the Jurong Innovation District and the Jurong Lake District. It will be served by the MRT line from the Jurong region.
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