Ayer Rajah Expressway

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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 directly linked with the East Coast Parkway due to the opening of 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

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)

See also

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