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Figure 9. Expressway System, 1989
Figure 10. Mass Rapid Transit System, 1990
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The Ayer Rajah Expressway
Courtesy Singapore Ministry of Communications and Information
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Mass Rapid Transit train passing a Housing and Development Board
apartment complex
Courtesy Singapore Ministry of Communications and Information
Singapore as a modern city came into being because of its location and its harbor. Both assets remained major sources of its economic vitality as the island nation continued to serve as a major transportation and communications hub.
Data as of December 1989