The Central Expressway (CTE) serves as an important strategic road link between the city and the North and Northeast regions of Singapore. Currently, it is heavily utilised as it provides access to a few towns such as Ang Mo Kio, Hougang, Sengkang, Punggol, Yishun, Sembawang and Woodlands.

Today, CTE is operating at full capacity and traffic demand of CTE is expected to increase as these towns develop further in the next 10 to 15 years. As such, the widening works along CTE will help to alleviate the current traffic congestion and to meet the anticipated increase in traffic demand.

The widening works for CTE between Bukit Timah Road and Yio Chu Kang Road started in 1st quarter of 2009 and is scheduled for completion by 4th quarter of 2011. It involves:

• widening the existing dual 3-lane carriageway to a dual 4-lane carriageway,
• construction of a pair of flyover between Braddell Road and the Pan Island Expressway (PIE),
• widening of 7 existing flyovers,
• bridge over Kallang River,
• reconstruction of 2 covered pedestrian overhead bridges with linkways,
• upgrading of 3 pedestrian overhead bridges with covers and linkways and
• construction of covered ramps to pedestrian underpass.

For the widening works between Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 to Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3, the works commenced in 1st quarter of 2008 and was completed in 4th quarter of 2009 including the reconstruction of 1 covered pedestrian overhead bridge with linkways.

As part of the CTE widening works, the LTA will be relocating three Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries along the CTE. These gantries will be relocated to facilitate road widening works that will be carried out in phases along the CTE. As with all other ERP relocation, the relocated gantries will only come into operation after the existing gantry has been decommissioned. Other than the physical relocation of gantries, motorists will not see any change to the ERP charges.

Relocation of Gantry along Northbound CTE
For the gantry along CTE (northbound) between Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) and Braddell Road, which operates from 6pm to 8pm on weekdays, it will be relocated to two locations onto the slip road from PIE into CTE (northbound) and about 300m upstream along CTE (northbound) from the current gantry. The switchover to the two new gantries is expected to take place by May 2010.

Relocation of Gantry along Southbound CTE
(Between PIE and Braddell Road)
For the gantry along CTE (southbound) between PIE and Braddell Road, it will be relocated to about 300m downstream from the current gantry. The relocation works and switchover of the gantry is expected to be completed in 3rd quarter of 2010

Relocation of Gantry along Southbound CTE
(Between Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 and Braddell Road)
The gantry along CTE (southbound) between Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 and Braddell Road will be relocated to about 800m downstream from the current gantry. The relocation works and switchover is expected to be completed in end 2010.

Motorists will continue to pay the same prevailing ERP charges as they would today.

Last Updated: 16 April 2010