the Nicoll Underpass that links Sims Way, Nicoll Highway and Stadium Drive. These works aimed to support the development of the Kallang riverside, Singapore Sports Hub and Kallang Industrial Estate. The Singapore Underground Road System (SURS) was a proposed underground ring road that would encircle the Singapore city centre. Part of the suggested route included a section within Kallang, near Nicoll Highway, Lavender Street and Balestier Road. First conceptualised in the 1980s, the plan for the SURS was abandoned in August 2017. Major roads The following roads connect Kallang with other parts of Singapore: Balestier Road connects Kallang with Novena; Serangoon Road links the ethnic neighbourhood of Little India to Kallang; Upper Serangoon Road is the northern extension of Serangoon Road and links Kallang with Potong Pasir, Bidadari, Serangoon and various other towns in northeastern Singapore; Bukit Timah Road connects Kallang with Tanglin, Bukit Timah and the western parts of Singapore; Jalan Besar connects Kallang to Rochor; Victoria Street links Kallang with the Central Area; North Bridge Road links Kallang to the Central Area; Beach Road links Kallang with the Central Area; Nicoll Highway is a semi-expressway that connects Kallang with the Central Area; Republic Boulevard connects Kallang with Marina Centre; Sims Avenue links Kallang to Geylang; Geylang Road links Geylang to Kallang; Guillemard Road links Kallang and Geylang; Dunman Road connects Kallang and Katong; Mountbatten Road links Kallang with Marine Parade and the Singapore east coast; Meyer Road links Kallang and Marine Parade; Fort Road links Kallang and the East Coast Park; East Coast Park Service Road links Kallang and the East Coast Park; Marina East Drive links Kallang and Marina East; MacPherson Road links Kallang with MacPherson. Other major roads that run within the boundaries of Kallang include Kallang Road, Kallang Bahru, Geylang Bahru, Boon Keng Road, Upper Boon Keng Road, Lavender Street, Crawford Street, Republic Avenue, Kitchener Road, Bendemeer Road and Tanjong Rhu Road. Expressways The following expressways pass through Kallang: Central Expressway (CTE) links Kallang to the Central Area, Bukit Merah, Ang Mo Kio and Seletar; East Coast Parkway (ECP) links Kallang to Marine Parade, Bedok and Changi Airport; Kallang–Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) links Kallang to Hougang, Sengkang and Punggol; Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE) links Kallang to Marina South and the future downtown extension at Marina Bay; Pan Island Expressway (PIE) links Kallang to Changi Airport, Tampines, Bedok, Geylang, Toa Payoh, Clementi, Jurong East, Jurong West