A dual four-lane road will be constructed in the Bukit Brown area to alleviate the congestion along Lornie Road and the Pan Island Expressway (PIE), and help ease the traffic demand from future developments in the area.The new road will also form part of the road network that support future housing plan in Bukit Brown Area.

The new road will connect the existing Thomson Road near Caldecott Hill and will cut through parts of the existing Bukit Brown Cemetery before joining Adam Road near the slip roads leading onto PIE.

Lornie Road is part of the Outer Ring Road System and allows motorists to travel from the east to the west while bypassing the city. It also serves as an essential road connection for traffic between PIE and residential estates in the central and northern parts of the island, such as Ang Mo Kio, Bishan and Thomson.

By 2020, traffic demand is expected to increase by 20% to 30% due to upcoming development in the central and northern parts of Singapore, more than the current capacity of Lornie Road.

Construction is expected to commence in the first quarter of 2013 and be completed in 2016.

Last Updated: 26 September 2011