Traffic Congestion after the Havelock Road Exit from the CTE

Debated in Parliament on 12 Nov 2012.

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Ellen Lee inquired about plans to alleviate traffic congestion at the Havelock Road exit from the CTE due to nearby traffic light junctions and the timeline for implementation.
Lui Tuck Yew stated that traffic lights are already optimized for high throughput, with congestion typically contained within the slip road but occasionally causing tailbacks.
He noted that road capacity cannot be increased due to the densely built-up area, but the government plans to build the North-South Expressway and Thomson MRT Line to provide alternatives to the CTE for accessing the CBD from the north.

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Ellen Lee

Ms Ellen Lee asked the Minister for Transport whether there are plans to alleviate traffic congestion after the Havelock Road exit from the CTE that is caused by the close proximity of the traffic light junctions and, if so, what are these plans and how soon they will be implemented.

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Lui Tuck Yew

Traffic lights along this stretch of Havelock Road are already linked and optimised to allow high traffic throughput while balancing the green time available to the major intersecting roads of Eu Tong Sen Street and New Bridge Road. With the improvements, the traffic queue along the Havelock Road exit from the CTE is usually kept within the slip road, minimising the impact on traffic flow in the main CTE tunnel. However, from time to time, built-up congestion can result in tailbacks.

As the surrounding environment is densely built-up, there is no scope to increase the capacity of the current road. In anticipation of travel growth along the north-south corridor, the Government has committed plans to build the North-South Expressway (NSE) and the Thomson MRT Line which will provide alternatives to the CTE to access the CBD from the north.

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Ellen Lee inquired about plans to alleviate traffic congestion at the Havelock Road exit from the CTE due to nearby traffic light junctions and the timeline for implementation.
Lui Tuck Yew stated that traffic lights are already optimized for high throughput, with congestion typically contained within the slip road but occasionally causing tailbacks.
He noted that road capacity cannot be increased due to the densely built-up area, but the government plans to build the North-South Expressway and Thomson MRT Line to provide alternatives to the CTE for accessing the CBD from the north.

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Traffic Congestion after the Havelock Road Exit from the CTE

Debated in Parliament on 12 Nov 2012.

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Ellen Lee inquired about plans to alleviate traffic congestion at the Havelock Road exit from the CTE due to nearby traffic light junctions and the timeline for implementation.
Lui Tuck Yew stated that traffic lights are already optimized for high throughput, with congestion typically contained within the slip road but occasionally causing tailbacks.
He noted that road capacity cannot be increased due to the densely built-up area, but the government plans to build the North-South Expressway and Thomson MRT Line to provide alternatives to the CTE for accessing the CBD from the north.

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Ellen Lee

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Lui Tuck Yew

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Ellen Lee inquired about plans to alleviate traffic congestion at the Havelock Road exit from the CTE due to nearby traffic light junctions and the timeline for implementation.
Lui Tuck Yew stated that traffic lights are already optimized for high throughput, with congestion typically contained within the slip road but occasionally causing tailbacks.
He noted that road capacity cannot be increased due to the densely built-up area, but the government plans to build the North-South Expressway and Thomson MRT Line to provide alternatives to the CTE for accessing the CBD from the north.

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Traffic Congestion after the Havelock Road Exit from the CTE

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Traffic Congestion after the Havelock Road Exit from the CTE

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