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Expressways of Singapore The North–South Corridor ( NSC ), originally conceptualised as the North-South Expressway (NSE) , is an under-construction expressway that will be the 11th of Singapore 's network of expressways when completed.
Expressways of Singapore 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, [ 1 ] with the remaining ( Paya Lebar ) section opened on 20 September 2008.
Singapore's urban geography is often characterised by extensive use of HDB flats, which the majority of citizens reside in. Enlargeable, detailed map of Singapore. When Singapore was first colonised by the British, the City of Singapore was situated on the southern coast, around the mouth of the Singapore River.
This is a list of places in Singapore based on the planning areas and their constituent subzones as designated by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). Based on the latest URA Master Plan in 2019, the country is divided into 5 regions , which are further subdivided into 55 planning areas , and finally subdivided into a total of 332 subzones.
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The 5-kilometre (3.1-mile) long MCE is Singapore's most expensive expressway. On 28 April 2009, the Land Transport Authority revealed that it has awarded about S$4.1 billion worth of contracts, much more than the initial estimate of $2.5 billion. [15] The construction of the MCE also required undersea dredging.
The Pan Island Expressway (Abbreviated as: PIE) is the oldest and longest expressway in Singapore. It is also Singapore's longest road. [2] 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).
Prior to 1991, urban planners in Singapore preferred to have a strong commercial zone in the centre of the metropolitan area. Coupled with a disjointed residential developments in the northern and eastern areas, and industrial developments in the western areas of Singapore, this resulted in citizens having to travel across the island to their work or retail destinations.