Welcome to the Lornie Viaduct, Singapore's newest elevated road which links Braddell Road and Lornie Road.

Rising over the existing MacRitchie flyover, it is also the highest viaduct here, reaching nearly 20m above ground - almost eight stories high - at its crest.

Work on the $34 million project started at end-2004. With its opening on Sunday, motorists can now bypass another busy traffic interchange.

Senior Minister of State for Transport Ms Lim Hwee Hua, who officiated at its opening ceremony on Saturday, said: 'This much awaited direct connection between Lornie and Braddell roads will allow motorists to bypass two traffic junctions, thereby reducing travel time by an estimated four minutes.'

In fact, they can travel from Bartley Road to Queensway - a distance spanning some 17km - with only one interruption: traffic lights near the Singapore Island Country Club on Lornie Road.

Ms Lim also described the opening of the viaduct as another step towards completing the $400 million Outer Ring Road System (ORRS).

The ORRS forms a circle along the outer areas of the city, and will eventually provide a non-stop link between Marine Parade and Queenstown.

Read the full story in tomorrow's edition of The Sunday Times.