East Coast Parkway
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Lebuhraya Taman Pantai Timur 东海岸公园大道 கிழக்கு கடற்கரை விரைவுச்சாலை |
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East Coast Parkway is labelled in single purple line
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| Route information | |
| Length: | 20 km (10 mi) |
| Existed: | 1970s – present |
| History: | Completed in 1981 |
| Major junctions | |
| West end: | Marina Boulevard |
| NSE, KPE, MCE, ORRS (Adam Road), PIE | |
| East end: | Singapore Changi Airport |
| Location | |
| Regions: | Marina Bay, Kallang, Marine Parade, Changi South, Singapore Changi Airport, Bedok, Tampines |
| Highway system | |
| Expressways of Singapore | |
The East Coast Parkway (Abbreviation: ECP) is an expressway that runs along the southeastern coast of Singapore. The expressway is approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) in length, and connects Singapore Changi Airport in the east to the Benjamin Sheares Bridge in the south of the main island, and to the Marina Coastal Expressway. It has an interchange with the Pan Island Expressway at the Changi Flyover, about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from the eastern end of the expressway.
It is the only expressway in Singapore which the last letter behind uses 'P' which is known as Parkway for Expressway.
Previously, the East Coast Parkway used to be directly connected to AYE. However, with the opening of the MCE on December 29, 2013 a section of expressway after the Benjamin Sheares Bridge was truncated and another section at the Marina South area realigned and converted into an arterial road.
Construction of the first phase of the East Coast Parkway from Fort Road to Marine Parade had started in 1971 and was completed in 1974, followed by an extension of Phase 2 which was completed in 1976 to Bedok South Road and then Phase 3 was built together with Changi Airport in 1980. They were built on reclaimed land. Construction on Phase 4, stretching from Fort Road to Keppel Road began in 1977 and it was opened on 18 April 1981.
It opened in 1981 to coincide with the opening of Singapore Changi Airport, although there remained traffic lights on the expressway until the completion of the last flyover at Fort Road in 1989. The Benjamin Sheares Bridge was opened at the same time in 1982, and it was extended all the way until it reaches Keppel Road.
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