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The Kallang–Paya Lebar Expressway (Abbreviation: KPE; ; (マレー語:Lebuhraya Kallang-Paya Lebar); (タミル語:கலாங் பாயலேபார் விரைவுச்சாலை)) is the third newest of Singapore's network of expressways. The southern section of the expressway opened first, on 26 October 2007, with the remaining section fully opened on 20 September 2008.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=SPEECH BY MR RAYMOND LIM,MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT, AT VISIT TO KALLANG-PAYA LEBAR EXPRESSWAY, 30 JANUARY 2008, 10.15 AM )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=PM Lee opens KPE, unveils commemorative book )〕 Connecting the East Coast Parkway in the South and the Tampines Expressway in the north-east, the 6 lane (2x3) expressway extends twelve kilometres, with approximately of main cut and cover underground tunnels〔(Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway – Mott MacDonald Project Page )〕 running some 10 kilometres underground when fully completed. Built at a cost of approximately S$1.8 billion (USD$1 billion), it is the longest subterranean road tunnel in Southeast Asia. The KPE is also believed to be the world's sixth longest underground road project at its time under construction.〔Christopher Tan, "It's the first-ever ad blitz – for a highway", ''The Straits Times'', 27 November 2006〕 In all, the dual-carriageway expressway with three lanes in each direction will have eight interchanges, eleven on-ramps, and twelve off-ramps. The KPE also connects to the Marina Coastal Expressway which recently opened. ==Construction== It was originally divided into two phases in the preliminary plans of 1997. It is called Kallang Expressway (KLE) and Paya Lebar Expressway (PLE). Construction on the expressway started in the year 2001, and was fully completed in 2008. On 23 June 2007, the northern end of the expressway between Tampines Road from the new Defu Flyover and the Tampines Expressway was opened to traffic, and was temporarily named Tampines Service Road.〔"(Road Closure — Services Affected: Services 53 & 81 )", SBS Transit, 22 June 2007〕 Tampines Road will therefore no longer connect with the Tampines Expressway at the Tampines Flyover. The Defu Flyover along Tampines Road, along with the traffic signals, were commissioned on the same day from 1000 hours.〔"(Opening Of New Access Road To TPE From Tampines Road )", Land Transport Authority, 22 June 2007〕 On 27 July 2007, the LTA announced the opening of the southern ECP-PIE section of the expressway (Phase 1) to traffic on 26 October 2007.〔"(Phase 1, Kallang – Paya Lebar Expressway To Open On 26 October 2007 )", Land Transport Authority, 27 July 2007〕 The entire expressway opened to traffic on 20 September 2008.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kallang–Paya Lebar Expressway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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