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Singapore Underground: Safety at high speeds on MCE superhighway

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The Marina Coastal Expressway was completed in 2013 and is carefully maintained and monitored every day. With a 420m stretch under the seabed, it is one of the widest underground expressways in South-east Asia.

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SINGAPORE - Going underground involves its own set of safety considerations.
The Land Transport Authority (LTA), which completed the Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE) in 2013, has put in place safeguards in its underground architecture to anticipate a variety of scenarios.
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