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Pan Island ExpresswayThe Pan Island Expressway also commonly known as PIE is the oldest and longest of Singapore's network of expressways. It extends the length of the island, connecting Tuas in the west to Changi Airport in the east over a distance of about 41km. Construction on the expressway commenced in 1966 over several phases, with some stretches involving the widening of existing roads, with road junctions replaced by road interchanges to eliminate the use of traffic lights. Most of these widened roads were to the south of Toa Payoh, namely a part of Whitley Road from the Mount Pleasant Flyover to the Thomson Flyover, Jalan Toa Payoh, Jalan Kolam Ayer, and Paya Lebar Way, a continious streath from the Mount Pleasant Flyover to the Eunos Flyover at the junction with Jalan Eunos. The section from Jalan Eunos to the East Coast Parkway, which involved the construction of a new road from the ground up, was completed in 1980. A year later in 1981, the western end from Jalan Anak Bukit to Corporation Road was completed, which at that time marked the completion of the expressway at 35 kilometres in length. Modification and extension of the expressway in the western end commenced as a result of the building of the Kranji Expressway. The section from Corporation Road to the new Hong Kah Flyover was converted to a main road and renamed Jurong West Avenue 2. A new eight-kilometre section was built to link up with the Kranji Expressway at the Tengah Flyover, and continues on in a south-west direction towards Tuas. The expressway meets up with a widened and upgraded one-kilometre section of Upper Jurong Road, before terminating at the Tuas Flyover with the Ayer Rajah Expressway. The extension brings the total length of the expressway to the present 41 kilometres.
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