Central Expressway, Singapore
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| Central Expressway | |
| Length | 15.8km |
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| Direction | North - South |
| Starting/Ending at | Yio Chu Kang (SLE, TPE) Bukit Merah (AYE) |
| Main areas passed through | Seletar Ang Mo Kio Serangoon Gardens Bishan Toa Payoh Central Area Bukit Merah |
| Construction dates | |
| Expressway intersected | SLE, TPE, PIE, AYE |
| No. of ERP Gantry | 4 |
| No. of tunnels | 2 (Kampong Java Tunnel, Chin Swee Tunnel) |
The Central Expressway (Abbreviation: CTE; simplified Chinese: 中央高速公路; pinyin: Zhōngyāng Gāosù Gōnglù; Malay: Lebuhraya Tengah) in Singapore is the major highway connecting the city centre of Singapore with the northern residential parts of the island, including Toa Payoh, Bishan and Ang Mo Kio and further onwards to the Seletar Expressway and the Tampines Expressway.
The first stage of the expressway begun as two separate parts: one from Seletar to Bukit Timah Road (next to Cavenagh Road), and the second from Chin Swee Road in Chinatown to the Ayer Rajah Expressway in Radin Mas. The second stage of the expressway involved the construction of the two tunnels that travel underneath previously built-up areas, including the Singapore River, Fort Canning Park and Orchard Road. The CTE tunnels were the only underground roads in Singapore till the Fort Canning Tunnel and Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway opened in 2007.
As it is the only expressway to connect the city and the northern residential areas, it is more prone to congestion than the other expressways in Singapore. In the latest attempt to relieve congestion, the Land Transport Authority announced on 27 May 2005 that with effect from 1 August 2005, Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) operation hours for the CTE will be extended into the evening, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. This is the first time that evening ERP hours are introduced for a Singapore road.
[edit] Road interchanges
| Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks |
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| 1A | Bukit Merah Flyover | Jalan Bukit Merah | Southbound only |
| 1B | Outram Flyover | Chin Swee Road to Outram Road and Tiong Bahru Road | Northbound exit directly to Tiong Bahru Road only; Southbound exit to Chin Swee Road |
| 2 | Chin Swee Tunnel | Clemenceau Avenue, Merchant Road and Havelock Road | Northbound exit to Clemenceau Avenue and Merchant Road only; Southbound exit to Havelock Road only |
| 4 | Buyong Road to Orchard Road | Southbound only | |
| 5 | Kampong Java Tunnel | Cairnhill Circle | Southbound only |
| 6 | Cavenagh Road to Bukit Timah Road | Southbound only | |
| 7A | Moulmein Flyover | Moulmein Road (to Balestier Road) | Northbound only |
| 7B | Jalan Bahagia | Northbound only | |
| 7C | Moulmein Flyover | Moulmein Road (westbound) | Southbound only |
| 7D | Moulmein Flyover | Jalan Kebun Limau to Balestier Road (eastbound) | Southbound only |
| 8A | Whampoa Flyover | Pan Island Expressway (westbound) | Southbound only |
| 8B | Whampoa Flyover | Pan Island Expressway (eastbound), Upper Serangoon Road and Bendemeer Road | |
| 10 | Braddell Flyover | Braddell Road | |
| 11 | Ang Mo Kio South Flyover | Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 | |
| 12A | Ang Mo Kio Central Flyover | Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 | Northbound only |
| 12B | Ang Mo Kio Central Flyover | Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 | Northbound only |
| 14 | Ang Mo Kio Central Flyover | Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 and Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 | Southbound only |
| 15 | Yio Chu Kang Flyover | Yio Chu Kang Road | Northbound only |
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