The Land Transport Authority has completed the widening projects along the stretch of Seletar Expressway (SLE) between Upper Thomson Road and East of Lentor Avenue and the stretch of Tampines Expressway (TPE) of between Punggol Flyover and Pasir Ris Drive 12.

The two road widening projects started in January 2007 as part of LTA's efforts to increase the capacity of road network to meet the increased traffic demand in tandem with development in the North and North East sectors of Singapore. The additional lanes along SLE was fully opened to traffic from 24 January at 5am.

The additional lanes along TPE have earlier been opened to traffic progressively since September 2008 for the TPE (Changi bound) carriageway and in December 2008 for the TPE (SLE bound) carriageway. With the completion of the road widening projects, the two stretches was widened from the existing 3 lanes to 4 lanes in both directions.

In line with the Land Transport Master Plan, the LTA is committed to increasing and improving road infrastructure to cater to the travel demands created by new employment and residential centres over the next 15 years. Apart from improving travelling time, these developments are expected to improve connectivity and accessibility to serve new development areas.

Last Updated: 10 February 2009