The Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) extends from the western end of the
Marina Coastal Expressway
The Marina Coastal Expressway (Abbreviation: MCE) is the tenth of Singapore's network of expressways. Construction for the MCE began in 2008 and was completed at the end of 2013. The expressway was officially opened on 28 December that year by S ...
in the south of Singapore
to
Tuas
Tuas is a planning area located within the West Region of Singapore. It is bounded by the Western Water Catchment to its north, Pioneer to its east and the Straits of Johor to its west. Tuas also shares a maritime boundary with the Western Is ...
in the west near the
Tuas Second Link to Malaysia. Together with the Marina Coastal Expressway and the
East Coast Parkway, it forms a second east-west link to complement the role played by the
Pan Island Expressway
The Pan Island Expressway (Abbreviated as: PIE) 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 ha ...
.
As from 29 December 2013,
ECP and AYE are no longer linked together after
MCE was opened.
History
Construction on the expressway commenced in 1983, with the first two phases completed by 1988. This section involved the widening of several existing roads along the way, such as Ayer Rajah Road and Upper Ayer Rajah Road, as well as the construction of what was then the longest road
viaduct, the
Keppel Viaduct, from where the eastern end of the expressway commences. The road extends from Alexandra Road until the Keppel Road. It ends at Teban Flyover along Jurong Town Hall Road.
With the construction beginning from 5 December 1993, the existing Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim from Tuas West Drive to Jurong Town Hall Road was widened and merged into Ayer Rajah Expressway which was opened on 18 November 1997. The expressway was extended to
Tuas
Tuas is a planning area located within the West Region of Singapore. It is bounded by the Western Water Catchment to its north, Pioneer to its east and the Straits of Johor to its west. Tuas also shares a maritime boundary with the Western Is ...
from the Teban Flyover in conjunction with the opening of the Tuas Second Link to
Johor
Johor (; ), also spelled as Johore, is a state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. Johor has land borders with the Malaysian states of Pahang to the north and Malacca and Negeri Sembilan to the northwest. Johor shares mariti ...
on 2 January 1998. This construction, which followed the alignment of
Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim
Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim () is a road located in Boon Lay, Singapore. Named after Singaporean politician Ahmad Ibrahim, the road links Ayer Rajah Expressway with Jurong Hill Flyover.
History
Built in 1961, it was the first road to be built as an ex ...
, involved the expansion of the existing road to match with the width of the rest of the AYE, construction of "filter" roads on both sides of the expressway (which eventually took the name of Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim), and the building of five flyovers and two underpasses. It meets up with the Pan Island Expressway at the Tuas Flyover.
Its eastern end used to be the
East Coast Parkway, but the ECP was truncated and the
Marina Coastal Expressway
The Marina Coastal Expressway (Abbreviation: MCE) is the tenth of Singapore's network of expressways. Construction for the MCE began in 2008 and was completed at the end of 2013. The expressway was officially opened on 28 December that year by S ...
has taken over the role, and connects AYE to the
KPE and
ECP on 29 December 2013.
Gallery
File:Singapore - Ayer Rajah Rd 1951.jpg, Local bus heading west on Ayer Rajah Rd - 1945
File:AYE-SG.JPG, The Clementi section of the Ayer Rajah Expressway
File:ayer rajah expressway zz.JPG, Another view
File:Keppel Road.JPG, Keppel Road
File:Ayer Rajah Expressway towards Tuas, Singapore - 20141231.webm, A video taken from a car travelling west in the direction of Tuas
Tuas is a planning area located within the West Region of Singapore. It is bounded by the Western Water Catchment to its north, Pioneer to its east and the Straits of Johor to its west. Tuas also shares a maritime boundary with the Western Is ...
, and exiting at Exit 9 (Clementi Road
Clementi Road () is a road in Singapore. It starts at Bukit Timah Road and ends at West Coast Highway. Its landmarks include Maju Camp, the Singapore University of Social Sciences, Ngee Ann Polytechnic and National University of Singapore.
T ...
)
List of exits
See also
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East Coast Parkway
References
External links
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{{Expressways of Singapore
Expressways in Singapore
Boon Lay
Bukit Merah
Clementi
Downtown Core (Singapore)
Jurong East
Jurong West
Pioneer, Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Tuas
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