Singapore Observations: 31 December 2013

<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihhEgCyB7qNFwT8v4xYFyZzoBC9jqHwoxTPf7zXL6Nnob9XSB24KGbz-LZCqdBSbnLA6O-zLXcIe54jh3X_Eb9g3r7NPxMNvOlxo0nwwMAy50lvZsHtwmMyh2mPRRzuNHEQaqlEoQxJRWa/s1600/Untitled.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihhEgCyB7qNFwT8v4xYFyZzoBC9jqHwoxTPf7zXL6Nnob9XSB24KGbz-LZCqdBSbnLA6O-zLXcIe54jh3X_Eb9g3r7NPxMNvOlxo0nwwMAy50lvZsHtwmMyh2mPRRzuNHEQaqlEoQxJRWa/s400/Untitled.png" width="400" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <b><br /></b> <b>Singapore Observations: 31 December 2013</b><br /> <b><br /></b> <b>Transportation Issues</b><br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The talk of the town was the recently commissioned Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE), which seen heavy congestion on the first day, which was on a Sunday in an arguably 'off peak' school holiday season. Was it unfamiliarity, poor designing of the expressway or both? Did the $4.3 billion "engineering feat" justified its price tag?</div> <ul> <li>Singapore Notes: <a href="http://singaporedesk.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/one-more-for-road-ahead.html">One More For The Road Ahead</a></li> <li>life one degree north, one-o-three degrees east: <a href="http://harishpillay.wordpress.com/2013/12/30/here-be-the-dragons/">Here be the dragons!</a></li> <li>Everything Also Complain: <a href="http://everythingalsocomplain.com/2013/12/30/4-3-billion-mce-congested-on-second-day-of-opening/">$4.3 billion MCE congested on second day of opening</a></li> <li>A Singaporean in Australia: <a href="http://asingaporeanson.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/singapore-expressways_30.html">Singapore Expressways</a></li> <li>mrbrown.com: <a href="http://www.mrbrown.com/blog/2013/12/marina-coastal-expressway-many-cars-entrapped.html">Marina Coastal Expressway: Many Cars Entrapped</a></li> <li>The Real Singapore:<a href="http://therealsingapore.com/content/pap-mp-alex-yam-i-had-smooth-journey-driving-through-new-mce"> PAP MP Alex Yam: I had a smooth journey driving through the new MCE</a></li> <li>Gintai: <a href="https://gintai.wordpress.com/2013/12/31/is-mce-the-most-congested-expressway/">Is MCE the Most Congested Expressway?</a></li> </ul> <br /> <br /></p>

Singapore Observations: 31 December 2013

Singapore Observations: 31 December 2013 Transportation Issues The talk of the town was the recently commissioned Marina Coastal E...

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