Marina Coastal Expressway
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Lebuhraya Pantai Marina 滨海高速公路 மரினா கரையோர விரைவுச்சாலை |
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Marina Coastal Expressway is labelled in single orange line
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| Route information | |
| Part of AH143 | |
| Length: | 5 km (3 mi) |
| Existed: | 2008 – present |
| History: | Opened on 29 December 2013 |
| Major junctions | |
| East end: | Tanjong Rhu (KPE, ECP) |
| KPE, ECP, AYE | |
| West end: | Keppel (AYE) |
| Location | |
| Regions: | Marina Bay, Kallang |
| Highway system | |
| Expressways of Singapore | |
The Marina Coastal Expressway (Abbreviation: MCE) is the tenth of Singapore's network of expressways. Construction for the MCE began in 2008 and was completed at the end of 2013. It had its opening ceremony on 28 December 2013 by Senior Minister of State Josephine Teo, together with Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and was officially opened on 29 December 2013.
The 5-kilometre (3.1-mile) MCE connects with the southern end of the KPE and its junction with the ECP to the eastern end of AYE. This links the eastern and western parts of Singapore to the New Downtown, currently being developed in the Marina Bay area. The MCE, with five lanes in each direction, handles the large number of commuters to be drawn to the offices, homes and recreational attractions there. It opens access to the Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore in Marina South and the existing Marina South Pier.
The expressway comprises a 3.5-kilometre (2.2-mile) underground tunnel, while the rest are at grade or depressed, with a view of the Singapore Strait. The underground tunnel includes a 420-metre (459-yard) stretch that travels under the seabed, 150 metres (164 yards) away from the Marina Barrage. This had posed particular engineering challenges in the tunnel construction as large amounts of water were let out from the barrage from time to time. At its deepest point, the expressway lies about 20 metres (66 ft) under the seabed.
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