Simply_lex Neutral Newbie April 28, 2008 Share April 28, 2008 ERP rate for BKE gantry to go up by 50 cents By Christopher Tan http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/...ory_231932.html [/color] IT will cost motorists $1.50 to use the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE) between 7.30am and 8am on weekdays from next Monday - up from $1 now. The electronic road-pricing (ERP) gantry on the BKE between Dairy Farm Road and the Pan-Island Expressway is the only one being tweaked by the Land Transport Authority in its latest review of ERP rates. The rates at all other gantries remain unchanged - until the next review in late-May, just before the June school holidays. ERP rates are reviewed once every quarter as welll as just before school holidays. Prices are usually lowered for the latter. The LTA did not say why it is raising the 7.30am-8am slot for the lone BKE gantry, but ERP rates are usually raised when average traffic speeds fall below the optimal 45kmh to 60kmh range for expressways. The idea is to spread out demand so as to avoid congestion and achieve better traffic flow overall. The fact that rates at all other gantries remain unchanged indicate that traffic flow at all ERP-controlled roads has not improved or deteriorated significantly in the last three months. Miniscule adjustments, however, will be a thing of the past from July, when a new set of criteria for rate movements kick in. As part of a slew of measures to control congestion and persuade more people to take public transport, ERP increments will be at least $1 each time - double the 50-cent jumps now. That's not all. A new interpretation of 'optimal speed' will take effect. Instead of taking average speeds as a criterion for ERP rate changes, a more stringent method that ensures than 85 per cent of road users experience the optimal speed range will be applied. In effect, the two new meaures mean the likelihood of more aggressive rate increases. They will apply in the CBD and Orchard area from July; and at most other ERP-controlled roads from November. The remaining handful of outlying gantries will be affected from February next year. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mzrmazda3 6th Gear April 28, 2008 Share April 28, 2008 Si mi also up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simply_lex Neutral Newbie April 28, 2008 Author Share April 28, 2008 be prepared other gantries as well... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lv3338 Clutched April 28, 2008 Share April 28, 2008 Many will curse the 66.6% Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wt_know Hypersonic April 28, 2008 Share April 28, 2008 It's time for me to BLAST HORN to those who hog LANE 1 to cut into LANE 2 to get into PIE CITY ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simply_lex Neutral Newbie April 28, 2008 Author Share April 28, 2008 ..."Miniscule adjustments, however, will be a thing of the past from July, when a new set of criteria for rate movements kick in. [/color] As part of a slew of measures to control congestion and persuade more people to take public transport, ERP increments will be at least $1 each time - double the 50-cent jumps now. That's not all. A new interpretation of 'optimal speed' will take effect. Instead of taking average speeds as a criterion for ERP rate changes, a more stringent method that ensures than 85 per cent of road users experience the optimal speed range will be applied..." More good years ahead.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mzrmazda3 6th Gear April 28, 2008 Share April 28, 2008 Yeah Bro Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leepee 1st Gear April 28, 2008 Share April 28, 2008 LPPL....when more diverts to the other ERP gantry at uppper Bukit timah(near Bukit timah nature reserves) and it gets congested, LTS will start to increase that one too. They will keep increaseing untill both the gantries are too expensive to use. I think the amount would be $5 per pass thru, before people will change their driving habits. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wt_know Hypersonic April 28, 2008 Share April 28, 2008 (edited) there is nothing wrong with the habits. isn't it everyone need to report to work at 8.30am to 9.00am ? the only way to resolve the issue is to up ERP until people give up their ride what is CTE current ERP charges compare to the 1st time it was introduced. did the habit change and ease the jam ? LPPL....when more diverts to the other ERP gantry at uppper Bukit timah(near Bukit timah nature reserves) and it gets congested, LTS will start to increase that one too. They will keep increaseing untill both the gantries are too expensive to use. I think the amount would be $5 per pass thru, before people will change their driving habits. Edited April 28, 2008 by Wt_know Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoonz 4th Gear April 28, 2008 Share April 28, 2008 KNN... Bloody blood suckers... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maersk1 1st Gear April 28, 2008 Share April 28, 2008 KNN...next time you walk out from front door will kena first HRP....(Human Road Pricing) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolicense Turbocharged April 28, 2008 Share April 28, 2008 only way is street justice. whack those who travel too slow. just like in army, blanket party the offending driver. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic April 28, 2008 Share April 28, 2008 I hope someone will come out with a virus infecting IU to infect the ERP gantry to auto shut down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garlic 1st Gear April 28, 2008 Share April 28, 2008 ti gong poh pi the perpetrators kena zipper kiap every time they pang jio!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic April 28, 2008 Share April 28, 2008 Ouch! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Neutral Newbie April 28, 2008 Share April 28, 2008 Hee... good one.. but make sure the virus erase the serial no. of affected IU hor ...or else.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sfhuang Clutched April 28, 2008 Share April 28, 2008 What the h*ll, they are only redirecting the jam to elsewhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafansu Turbocharged April 28, 2008 Share April 28, 2008 50cents too little, should up few dollars more effective ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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