Nicoll Highway

Nicoll Highway

Nicoll Highway is labelled in double pink line
Route information
Existed: 1956 – present
Major junctions
West end: Esplanade
  KPE
East end: Kallang
Highway system
Expressways of Singapore
Nicoll Highway, towards the central business district.

Nicoll Highway (Chinese: 尼诰大道; Malay: Lebuhraya Nicoll) is a major arterial road in Singapore which links Kallang to the city. En route, it passes through the areas of Kallang, Kampong Glam and Marina Centre.

Despite what its name may suggest, the speed limit on the highway is less than that of an expressway. The highway also has traffic light junctions at some of its intersection with roads such as Bras Basah Road and Esplanade Drive, which are not found in expressways.

History

When the Merdeka Bridge was completed over the Kallang River in 1956, Nicoll Highway became the vital link between the city centre and the rapidly growing east coast. Nicoll Highway's role is now taken over by the Benjamin Sheares Bridge on the East Coast Parkway.The highway was named by Sir John Fearns Nicoll, Governor of the Colony from 1952 to 1955.

Nicoll Highway collapse

At approximately 3:30 p.m. Singapore Time (UTC+8:00) on April 20, 2004, a section of Nicoll Highway between Ophir Road and Merdeka Bridge collapsed, due to the failure of the retaining wall of the Circle Line tunnel below it. This section of the road to be closed for several months for repairs. All bus services going through that sector of Nicoll Highway had to be redirected. The road was re-opened in December later that year.

Landmarks

Some landmarks that can be seen along the road are:

Interchange along Nicoll Highway

Interchange with1 Type Remarks Name of interchange
KPE, Sims Way, Guillemard Road and Mountbatten Road Box Start of Nicoll Highway leading westbound; end of Nicoll Highway leading eastbound -
Stadium Road and links from Stadium Drive 3-way - -
Stadium Road Flyover - Merdeka Bridge
Crawford Road and Republic Avenue Flyover - Merdeka Bridge
Java Road 3-way There is also a 3-way link from Republic Avenue -
Ophir Road Flyover Ophir Road travels southbound only Ophir Flyover
Rochor Road Flyover Rochor Road travels northbound only Rochor Flyover
Middle Road 3-way - -
Raffles Boulevard and Bras Basah Road Box Raffles Boulevard and Bras Basah Road travels eastbound only -
Raffles Avenue, Esplanade Drive and Stamford Road Box Raffles Avenue and Stamford Road travels westbound only; Start of ORRS going northbound; end of ORRS going southbound -

^Note 1 : Road names are ordered in the clockwise fashion starting from the top.

See also

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, December 28, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.