The Kranji Expressway (abbreviation: KJE ) in Singapore connects from the BKE in Bukit Panjang and travels south-west to join with the PIE in Jurong West . Construction of the expressway started in 1990 and was completed in 1994. The expressway is also the second shortest of all the expressways in Singapore at about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi), with the shortest currently being the Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE).
6-481: The new expressway was announced in 1990. It passes through the housing estates in Jurong, Choa Chu Kang and Bukit Panjang, ending near the subzone of Kranji . It was completed in six stages. One of the most difficult jobs in laying the expressway was the clearing of large granite for which 300 kg of explosives were used. It had five different construction contracts. The entire network of linking roads came about by
12-511: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kranji Kranji is a suburb in northwestern Singapore , bounded by Sungei Kadut to the north, Turf Club to the east, as well as Lim Chu Kang and the Western Water Catchment to the west. It is located about 22 kilometres (14 mi) from the city centre and it came from Malay word "Buah Keranji" due to pronunciation by local Malay, it became "Kranji". Kranji
18-609: Is named after a local tree , pokok kranji or keranji ( Malay for Dialium indum , velvet tamarind tree). Kranji served as a military camp before the Japanese invasion of Singapore in 1942, and is now the home of the Kranji War Cemetery and Kranji War Memorial , commemorating the 30,000 Commonwealth personnel who died in Singapore, Malaya , Java and Sumatra during World War II . In addition, it
24-457: Is now a prime residential area comprising mostly stand-alone properties. There are no towering apartment blocks, unlike most suburbs of Singapore. It is also an industrial area. The Singapore Turf Club operates Kranji Racecourse , the only horse racing race course in Singapore. It is located next to the Kranji MRT station . There is also a reservoir known as Kranji Reservoir , which
30-511: The construction of a highway connecting PIE at Hong Kah and BKE at Zhenghua. It was inaugurated on 4 March 1995 by Lim Hng Kiang . It replaces some roads - Hong Kah Road, Hong Kah Lane, Jalan Beka, Jalan Pelawan, Jalan Jelawi, Jalan Dedali, Lorong Merawan, Lorong Kerubut, Jalan Beras, Jalan Bungar, Jalan Buey, part of Jalan Sabit, Lorong Puyu, Lorong Dengkes, Jalan Ara, Jalan Chapa, Lorong Jelubu and Kadlin Lane. This Singapore road article
36-592: Was formed by the damming of the Kranji River. Bollywood Veggies is an organic farming collective and information centre open Wednesdays - Sundays. In 1903, the Singapore-Kranji Railway was launched with four stations, running from Tank Road to Kranji. It is connected to Kranji MRT station and is one of the main boarding and alighting stops to and from Johor Bahru for Bus Service 160 and 170/X. This Singapore location article
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