Ayer Rajah Expressway

The Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) extends from the western end of the Marina Coastal Expressway in the south of Singapore to Tuas in the west near the Tuas Second Link to Malaysia. Together with the Marina Coastal Expressway and East Coast Parkway, it forms a second east-west link to complement the role played by the Pan Island Expressway.

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. This section extended for Alexandra Road until Keppel Road and ended at the Teban Flyover with Jurong Town Hall Road.

In 1998, the expressway was extended to Tuas from the Teban Flyover in conjunction with the opening of the Tuas Second Link to Johor. This construction, which followed the alignment of Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim, 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.

Since 29 December 2013, the Ayer Rajah Expressway was no longer linked with the East Coast Parkway due it being preceded by the Marina Coastal Expressway.

Timeline of Opening

Year	Section	Phase
1988	ECP - Gillman Flyover	1
1988	Gillman Flyover - Jurong Town Hall Rd	2
1997	Teban Flyover - Tuas West Dr	Extension
1998	Connected to Second Link Tuas Checkpoint Viaduct	Second Link MY-SG
2013	Connected to MCE No longer connected to ECP	MCE
2019	Portsdown Flyover (Eastbound lane & across AYE)	Extension

Interchanges

The expressway has 17 vehicular interchanges, the Radin Mas, Lower Delta, Gillman, Portsdown, Bouna Vista, University, Clementi, Pandan, Teban, Corporation, Jurong Hill, Pioneer, Benoi, Tuas Flyovers and Tuas West Underpass and Keppel & Tuas Checkpoint Viaducts. It also has 3 road bridges & 1 road underpasses crossing the expressway, the Kampong Bahru Flyover, Henderson Flyover, College Link Flyover & Tuas Underpass.

East bound exits

Exit	Interchange	To
Expressway continued from Second Link
26A	Tuas West Underpass	Tuas West Rd Autopass / Cashcard Top-up Booth
22	Tuas Flyover	PIE (Changi Airport) KJE (BKE) Tuas Rd
20	Benoi Flyover	Benoi Rd
18	Pioneer Flyover	First Lok Yang Rd Pioneer Rd Pioneer Rd North
17	Jurong Hill Flyover	Jurong Pier Rd Jalan Boon Lay
	Corporation Flyover	Jurong Port Rd Corporation Rd
15B	-	Yuan Ching Rd
13	Teban Flyover	Jurong Town Hall Rd Ng Teng Fong General Hospital
11	Pandan Flyover	Clementi Ave 6 (PIE)
10B	Clementi Flyover	Clementi Ave 2
9	University Flyover	Clementi Rd
8	Bouna Vista Flyover	North Bouna Vista Rd South Bouna Vista Rd National University Hospital
7B	Portsdown Flyover	Normanton Park Science Park Dr Portsdown Ave one-north Ave Queensway
6	Gillman Flyover	Alexandra Rd Alexandra Hospital
3	Lower Delta Flyover	Lower Delta Rd
2C	Radin Mas Flyover	CTE (SLE)
2B	Keppel Viaduct	Keppel Rd
Expressway continues as MCE (KPE)

West bound exits

Exit	Interchange	To
Expressway continued from MCE
2A	Keppel Viaduct	West Coast Highway Telok Blangah Rd
3	Lower Delta Flyover	Lower Delta Rd Jalan Bukit Merah Telok Blangah Rd Alexandra Hospital
7A	Portsdown Flyover	Normanton Park Science Park Dr Portsdown Ave one-north Ave Queensway
8	Bouna Vista Flyover	South Bouna Vista Rd North Bouna Vista Rd National University Hospital
9	University Flyover	Clementi Rd
10A	Clementi Flyover	Clementi Ave 2 West Coast Rd
11	Pandan Flyover	Clementi Ave 6 (PIE)
	-	West Coast Way
13	Teban Flyover	Jurong Town Hall Rd Ng Teng Fong General Hospital
14	-	Penjuru Rd
15A	-	Jalan Terusan
	Corporation Flyover	Corporation Rd Jurong Port Rd
17	Jurong Hill Flyover	Jalan Boon Lay Jurong Pier Rd Jurong Island
18	Pioneer Flyover	Pioneer Rd North Pioneer Rd
	-	Benoi Sector
20	Benoi Flyover	Benoi Rd
	-	Gul Way
22	Tuas Flyover	PIE (Changi Airport) KJE (BKE) Tuas Rd
24	Tuas West Underpass	Tuas Ave 8 Tuas West Rd Autopass / Cashcard Top-up Booth
26B	Tuas Checkpoint Viaduct (Cars / Motorcycles)	Tuas West Dr Tuas Checkpoint (Lorries / Buses / Vans)
Expressway continues as Second Link (Malaysia)

Emergency Services

• Police (SPF) - 999
  
• Fire / Medical (SCDF) - 995
  
• Breakdown (LTA EMAS Recovery) - 1800-2255-582

There are 3 police centres (or police stations) near this expressway. They are the Clementi Neighbourhood Police Centre in Clementi, Queenstown Neighbourhood Police Centre in Alexandra & Cantonment Police Complex in Outram.

There are 4 public hospitals near this expressway. They are the Ng Teng Fong General Hospital in Jurong East, National University Hospital in Queenstown, Alexandra Hospital in Alexandra and Singapore General Hospital in Outram.

Buses

• Public service 14, 30, 33, 49, 97, 97e, 98M, 182, 182M, 154, 166, 178, 188, 188e, 188R*, 192, 193, 194, 196, 197, 198, 201, 240, 258, 502, 651, 653, 657, 963, 963e, 963R* & 982E
• Cross Border service CW3*, CW4*, CW6* & TS6*

Services marked with * are suspended as of 23 March 2022.

See also

• Expressways

External links

• Wikipedia article