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  1. This will push for more employers to stagger office hours. I remember there were calls to de-centralize CBD some time ago, as a result, Jurong lakeside area was slated to be the next CBD area after Tampines area. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/morning-peak-hour-erp/864656.html POSTED: 28 Oct 2013 15:03 URL: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/morning-peak-hour-erp/864656.html The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is increasing Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) rates at four expressway gantries from 4 November 2013. The affected gantries are on the southbound Central Expressway (CTE) and Pan Island Expressway (PIE) slip road into southbound CTE. SINGAPORE: The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is increasing Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) rates at four expressway gantries from 4 November 2013. In a statement on Monday, LTA said it is making the adjustments following its quarterly review of traffic conditions on roads and expressways priced under the ERP system. The affected gantries are on the southbound Central Expressway (CTE) and Pan Island Expressway (PIE) slip road into southbound CTE. The rate will go up from S$5 to S$6 from 8.30am to 9am. LTA said the rates for other gantries remain unchanged. It added that the next ERP review will take place in November 2013 for the December school holiday period. - CNA/xq
  2. ERP rates for three gantries to increase by S$1 Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/erp-rates-buona-vista-aye-cte-ecp-pie-kpe-serangoon-gantries-11762760
  3. Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singap...014/676834.html bad news for those staying at clementi area always using clementi ave 2 slip road to AYE....
  4. Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) rates will be reduced by $1 or 50 cents during certain time periods at 12 gantries for the June school holidays. The revised rates will apply from June 1 to June 29. The ERP rates will revert to pre-school holiday charges from July 1, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in a news release on Monday. The 12 gantries include one on the southbound Central Expressway before Braddell Road, and two along Dunearn Road. Rates for other gantries remain unchanged. The LTA monitors traffic speeds on all roads and found that traffic flow at these 12 gantries during the last June holidays was smooth enough to warrant a reduction of ERP rates this year. In addition, vehicle entry permit operating hours will end earlier at noon on weekdays for June 1 to June 30. Drivers of foreign-registered cars and motorcycles do not have to pay permit fees for the day if they drive into Singapore after 12pm and leave by 2am the following day on weekdays during this period. The LTA said this is part of an ongoing initiative to attract foreign visitors to Singapore, especially during the local school holiday period. For normal weekdays outside of Singapore's June and December school holidays, vehicle entry permit fees are charged from 2am to 5pm daily except on weekends and public holidays. The existing vehicle entry permit fee is $20 a day for cars and $4 a day for motorcycles. Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/...mit-hours-june-
  5. The Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries at Nicoll Highway and Crawford Street will be relocated in April, as part of changes to the Bugis-Marina Centre cordon. The existing gantry at Republic Boulevard will be removed. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said on Wednesday that motorists who access East Coast Parkway via Nicoll Highway won't have to pay ERP charges at the Bugis-Marina Centre cordon. Works to relocate the gantries will begin from Thursday and are expected to be completed by mid-April. During this period, motorists will see two separate ERP gantries at the two locations. Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin.../.html?cid=FBSG
  6. This happened to me a few days back. Decided to take CTE as there was a jam on AYE (at about 6.30pm). Went past one gantry and to my surprise, another gantry within hundreds of metres. so deducted twice! wondering if any bros here encountered the same? Attached are the map locations of the consecutive gantries. 1st gantry 2nd gantry Did a search and couldnt find similar threads posted on these gantries. So do avoid this road during peak hours, have a nice day
  7. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...ce=home_oneline [bigcry]
  8. I have encounter this a couple of times, passing through some gantries but cash not deducted. Doesn't happen to all gantries and it's quite irregular. Been happening for over a month and no letter from LTA? Should I sent my unit for inspection or act blur and wait for things to happen?
  9. The Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) rates of two gantries on the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) will be raised on 1 August, while the rate at a Central Expressway (CTE) gantry will be brought down. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced the changes in a statement on Monday following a quarterly review of traffic conditions along ERP-priced roads and expressways. Passenger car drivers passing gantries at Adam Road and Mount Pleasant on the PIE from 7.30 am to 8.00 am will need to pay $1.00 instead of the current rate of 50 cents. On the other hand, car drivers crossing the Braddel Road gantry at the CTE from 7:30am to 8:00am will pay $1.00, down from $2.00, while from 8:00am to 8:30am, they will pay $2.00, or 50 cents less than the present $2.50 charge. The rates for the other gantries will remain unchanged, and the next ERP review will take place in November 2011. The increase in the ERP rates on the PIE are being questioned by some drivers. "I'm not surprised that ERP charges are going up, but it is really worrying -- the rates are going up, but the traffic congestion remains the same. So how is this helping us?" said Ismail Said, 57, who drives along Adam Road every morning to deliever goods. Meanwhile, in a separate announcement, LTA said that heavy lorries transporting workers on the cargo deck must now be fitted with higher railings and canopies to ensure workers' safety while travelling on the vehicles. The LTA consulted with The Migrant Workers' Centre (MWC) on the safety measures. The executive director of MWC, Edwin Pang said, "These measures have contributed to the safety and welfare of the migrant workers who are transported on the back of lorries." Current efforts by the LTA to increase passenger safety on lorries include requiring the driver to fill up the passenger compartment first, increasing enforcement activities and introducing stiffer penalties for non-compliance. "Enforcement activities will continue to be stepped up to deter any non-compliance of the regulations," said Colin Lim, LTA's group director for vehicle and transit licensing group
  10. As reported in CNA No ERP gantries for CTE tunnel for now By Valarie Tan, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 27 August 2008 1747 hrs SINGAPORE : There are currently no plans to set up Electronic Road Pricing gantries in the underground portion of the Central Expressway, said Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Transport Teo Ser Luck in Parliament on Wednesday. This is because it does not pose as much of a safety risk as the nine-kilometre-long Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE). But if the safety situation changes or travel speeds fall below the threshold level of 45 kilometres per hour, gantries will be installed and activated. Mr Teo was responding to questions from MPs on whether gantries would be built on other expressways in anticipation of slower traffic flows. He explained that as three-quarters of the nine-kilometre KPE is underground, the impact of an incident there would "multiply many fold" if traffic is congested. So authorities are making the upfront investment of some S$24 million to build the 16 gantries first, even though not all of them will be activated when the KPE opens in September. So authorities are making the upfront investment of some S$24 million to build the 16 gantries first, even though not all of them will be activated when the KPE opens in September. Mr Teo said: "The rationale is unique to the KPE in view of the safety concerns and is not applied to arterial roads or other expressways on the surface. "The 16 gantries... (are) on the entries and exits... So based on the distance and where there are exits, we place the installation of the gantries accordingly..." - CNA/ms "The 16 gantries... (are) on the entries and exits... So based on the distance and where there are exits, we place the installation of the gantries accordingly..." - CNA/ms So.... even before KPE open fully in September, they expect a lots of accidents to cause conjestion and thereby, calls for 16 ERP's for that stretch of Expressway ...... I quote this sentence : "Mr Teo said: "The rationale is unique to the KPE in view of the safety concerns and is not applied to arterial roads or other expressways on the surface." Shouldn't safety concern in driving is installing speed cameras rather 16 ERP's gantries......
  11. For Singapore next ERP system, current cellular mobile systems or third generation wireless communication could be employed and the mobile set could be embedded in the IU. As 2.5 Generation wireless communication, General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) has quicker session setup, permanent connection, lower cost, higher data rate performance[5]. Furthermore, it is IP based data transmission so the transceiver is unnecessary in the management center, which is connected with Internet. It is better choice for the next ERP system and can be easily upgraded into the next generation wireless communication. http://www.gisdevelopment.net/application/...t/ma06_28pf.htm
  12. Hi everyone, Anybody knows how many ERP gantries are there from Tampines to Raffles City Shopping center? working out a costing since my new office will be there. My route starts from PIE->KPE->ECP (city)->exit at ECP rochor exit to my destination. Any better alternative rds to recommend? Thanks in advanced
  13. July 7, 2008 Expect to see more of these gantries in coming months New KPE will have 16, taking grand total from 60 to more than 80 By Christopher Tan EVEN as motorists cope with five fresh electronic road-pricing (ERP) gantries along the Singapore River and extended operating hours at others in the city from this week, more gantries are set to come onstream. Besides the half dozen announced for spots along roads such as Commonwealth Avenue, Alexandra Road and Serangoon Road - to go up by November - 16 more are planned for the new Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE), which will run 12km from East Coast Parkway in the south to Tampines Expressway in the north. Three quarters of it will run underground. When it opens fully on Sept 20, it will have the most ERP gantries among all roads here. According to a Land Transport Authority (LTA) spokesman, however, they will not all be switched on at the same time, unless the average speed dips below 45kmh in the tunnels. The new gantries form part of a massive ERP project the LTA recently awarded to MHI Engine System Asia, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Worth $83 million, the contract includes 27 new gantries, all to be up by this year, the replacement of some older gantries and maintenance works. The cost is higher than the $80 million spent on Singapore's 60 existing gantries, the first of which went up 10 years ago. Asked about the huge expenditure, the LTA said construction and materials costs had risen over the years. Each three-lane gantry now costs $1.5 million, compared to $1 million before, said the spokesman. The expansion of the ERP network will see almost 90 gantries here by the end of the year. Five gantries went up in areas such as Toa Payoh Lorong 6 and Geylang Bahru in April. Like those for the future KPE, it was decided they would only be switched on if traffic speeds dipped below the 45kmh threshold for expressway speeds. All have since been switched on. The 45kmh threshold will be adjusted over the next few months. To stave off ERP, 85 per cent of vehicles will have to attain the optimum speed, instead of half the vehicles now. 'For safety reasons, it is essential that we keep traffic in the tunnel smooth-flowing,' the LTA spokesman said of the KPE. Asked if that meant ERP on the KPE may be operational over weekends as well, the spokesman said no decision on that had been made. But retired traffic planner Joseph Yee expects the KPE gantries to be switched on before long. He explained that when the LTA conducted traffic forecasts using computer simulations, it found that without congestion pricing, 'the KPE would be jammed quite soon after it opened'. Mr Yee expects the Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE) now being built to have ERP too. The $2.5 billion MCE is a 5km underground road connecting the KPE and ECP to the Ayer Rajah Expressway. It is due to be completed by the end of 2013. Motorists are not looking forward to the fast-expanding gantry network. Said housewife Beverly Wong, 38: 'That is terrible. Food and fuel prices are increasing. This isn't helping.' To ease the pain, a 15 per cent cut in road tax will kick in this month; public transport services have also been beefed up to make buses and trains a more viable alternative. Editor of Torque motoring magazine Lee Nian Tjoe, 30, expects some drivers to be priced out, but he says the majority will continue driving into ERP areas. Aircraft sales engineer Ng Tzong Sheng, 30, says he does not need to drive into ERP zones, but he wonders whether 'average speeds' could be improved by better synchronising traffic lights and carrying out roadworks only during off-peak periods.
  14. Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin.../359074/1/.html LTA says travel speeds, traffic flow improve with the 5 new ERP gantries By May Wong, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 08 July 2008 2202 hrs SINGAPORE: A day after new Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) charges were introduced in Singapore's city centre, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said travel speeds and traffic conditions have improved. It said the five new gantries along the Singapore River reduced traffic volume by some 30 per cent between 6pm and 8pm. Traffic speeds also went up by some six kilometres to about 26 kilometres per hour. In a statement, LTA said some have questioned if it was timely to raise the ERP rates, given the current economic conditions. In its response, LTA said that if congestion is left unchecked, it will create a negative impact on the Singapore economy. This will also affect the quality of the living environment. However, the newly-activated ERP gantries have become bad news for cab drivers. Azman Mohamed, a taxi driver, said: "With the new gantries, I will rather go to Suntec area because there's no gantry. There'll be lesser taxis entering those CBD area. So the objective of encouraging drivers to enter the CBD with an additional S$3 surcharge will no longer be attractive. So it's like a backfire to the improved system." Passengers said they noticed a slight drop in the number of taxis. One commuter said: "Taxis won't come in, so I guess people would either have to take a train out somewhere to get a taxi or something." Another passenger said: "Lesser people will take the cabs as passengers have to pay more with the new gantries. I guess I will go take the public transport, rather than taking a cab." Companies like SMRT are already helping their drivers through a Contract Hirers' Scheme. Evelyn Quek, Senior Manager, Customer Relations, SMRT Taxis, said: "We offer them a Contract Hirers' Scheme. This means they have a basic salary and we provide free diesel as well as to maintain the vehicle. "We've seen more than 90 per cent of take-up rates for our Contract Hirers' Scheme for the first six months of this year, compared to the same period of last year." SMRT spends over S$10 million every year on help packages for its cabbies driving its 3,000 strong fleet. The company will also be returning the 15 per cent cut in road tax to their drivers. That works out to about S$180 per cab annually. However, the latest ERP move is still of concern to cabbies. Cabbie Azman continued: "The new fare hikes that started last December is like having a wound on our leg. So with higher ERP prices and more gantries, the wound is now getting infected. "It's getting bad, business is bad. I don't think this will help us to earn a living as a taxi driver because commuters are shying away." Azman now drives around with an ERP rate table which he had printed from LTA's website. Using this information, he can tell passengers exactly where the ERP gantries are within the city and what the charges are. He also uses this information to avoid going into areas with ERP unnecessarily. - CNA/vm
  15. Source: http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=1881 November 2008 - Operation of 6 new gantries on arterial roads and expressways 13. Based on the new ERP criteria (i.e. 85th percentile speed measurement method), traffic speeds at 6 locations on arterial roads and expressways have fallen below the optimal speed range, and ERP is needed to manage the congestion that is building up at these areas. The new gantries will operate from 3 November 2008 onwards, and they are as shown below. Please refer to Annex D for the location of the 6 new gantries. a. 3 new gantries on roads along the Outer Cordon in the morning. LTA will be installing new gantries at the following 3 locations along the Outer Cordon to address the congestion on these roads, namely (i) Commonwealth Avenue; (ii) Jalan Bukit Merah; and (iii) Alexandra Road. b. 2 new gantries on expressways in the morning. One gantry is along AYE (westbound), near Alexandra Road, and the other is along PIE (westbound), near Eunos. c. New gantry on Serangoon Road in the evening. To address the congestion on Serangoon Road during the evening peak hours, LTA will be installing a gantry there. 14. The operation hours and ERP rates at each of the 6 gantries above will be determined and announced closer to their implementation in November 2008. [Please refer to Annex E for a map showing the location of the Outer Cordon.] Map: http://www.lta.gov.sg/images/Annex%20D_ERP...tries_clred.pdf
  16. From the news: The electronic road pricing (ERP) rates for 32 of 65 gantries will increase by between 50 cents and S$2.00. The gantries are primarily in the Central Business District (CBD) and Orchard Road. Five new ERP gantries along the Singapore River will also be activated on July 7..... cont Click on link: http://sg.news.yahoo.com/cna/20080618/tap-...05-231650b.html I wonder how many of the bro/sis here will be affected by this.. For those working outside CBD, will this kind of reduce your shopping trip to town?
  17. Hi all, if you have drove around the Singapore River area + Esplanade, you will have noticed the ERP gantries. Most will start operating from 7/7, can't post the news yet cuz its not out. But its confirmed..average rate is about $2-3 dollars depending on the time you drive past. So hor..next time F1 come rite..they'll be racing past the ERP gantry.. Uniquely Singapore!
  18. See how arrogant LTA is in not responding properly to customers' complaints. More motorists plagued by errors at ERP gantries FAULTY CashCards or faulty in-vehicle units (IUs) which fail to register at the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries are continuing to bother motorists. Since The Straits Times reported two weeks ago that 300 motorists a month either paid the $10 fine or jumped through the requisite hoops with the authorities to get these fines waived, more have come forward to say that they too are being plagued by the problem. The Straits Times spoke to 17 of them. They said that although the fines are dropped when they go to the Land Transport Authority (LTA) to explain why they did not pay the ERP charges, they are frustrated at the time and effort it takes to get the fine waived. When contacted, the LTA and the Network for Electronic Transfers (Nets), which issues the CashCards, would say only that they are working on a logistical solution. They gave no details. It is still unclear where the problem lies - with the CashCards or the IUs - and motorists are getting frustrated. Mr Francis Chua, 51, for example, said that he paid the fine the first time it happened, but has since made seven trips to the LTA office to get fine waivers. He said that each of the seven times, the LTA sent him to a licensed vehicle inspection centre, such as Vicom, to get his CashCard and IU checked to confirm that it was a technical problem and not because his CashCard had insufficient funds. Only then would the fine be waived. 'Each time, I waste 1-1/2 hours or more at the LTA office and Vicom to tell them about my problem and to get it verified - not to mention the 30 minutes' car ride in between.' The chief executive officer of a semi-conductor company with 30 years' driving experience said his problems began in the last two months. During this time, he has changed his CashCard six times - to no avail. Among the 17 drivers interviewed, two said they had been fined seven times, one had been fined five times and the rest, once to thrice in the past year. Drivers are hit with a fine whenever the ERP gantry does not detect the CashCard or the IU. Some drivers say they face the same problem entering carparks that use similar systems. Contacted two weeks ago, Nets said the problem is due to compatibility issues with some IUs. It added that tests on its own IUs show that its CashCards are working fine. But the LTA said the problem lies with a particular batch of CashCards issued in 2006 without the 'Gemplus' logo on the card's chip. Another hapless motorist, Ms Stephanie Ong, tried to get the IU in her year-old car changed after being hit with fines five times and changing her CashCard four times. Vicom, saying her IU was fine, refused to change it. The marketing manager in her 30s said: 'In that case, I really don't know what the problem is. It leaves me wondering if it is going to be like this for the rest of my driving experience.' A frustrated Mr Chua suggested that until Nets and LTA fixed the problem, fines should be automatically waived to save drivers the repeated hassle of seeking a waiver. He also called for owed ERP charges to be payable through ATM machines, instead of only through Internet banking or at the LTA office.
  19. Last week, I saw on news that Malaysia may reduce the toll charge to help people cope with inflation. This week: Five new ERP gantries to go up in S'pore River area Ministry says retailers should not worry. -ST Maria Almenoar Sun, May 11, 2008 The Straits Times WHEN an Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) cordon went up around the Orchard Road area in 2005, there were concerns not just from motorists but from retailers as well. These businesses were worried that the move would drive customers away. The Government's counter: The measures were necessary to keep up the buzz of the area as traffic had slowed down to 15kmh on Orchard Road. Not everyone was convinced, but the gantries went up and ERP hours were extended to Saturdays and for an hour more on weekdays. The aim: To discourage motorists from using the shopping belt as a way of getting to other destinations, such as Marina Bay and Suntec City. Three years on, a study has shown that vehicles have indeed been able to move along faster. Traffic speeds went up to 25kmh and have since stabilised at an average of 23kmh; the volume of traffic has shrunk by 20 per cent. And the retailers have stopped complaining - shoppers are still making their way to the strip. Orchard Road Business Association spokesman Stephen Goh noted that the cordon had noticeably reduced the amount of pass-through traffic on weekday afternoons. 'The overall effect is something positive because what we are left with are the 'real shoppers', not people just using the road to get elsewhere.'
  20. hi guys, was just interested to know which you would rather be subjected to, given that either one is inevitable, of course more ERP gantries are springing up as we speak. still, i think this might be interesting: 1) higher road tax: this means a percentage increase in the road tax u're already paying, ie large cc pros - everyone shares the load and nobody is left out (fair? u tell me) . - dun hv to waste time looking for detours to 'siam' the gantries cons - those who don't usually use ERP-ed routes will feel its unfair 2) more ERP gantries pros - haha, no rise in road tax . - those who can afford it encounter considerably less jams cons - monthly transport expenses rises as opposed to one-time increased road tax payment (which is better? u tell me) thats just mho between the 2 choices lah. now for u guys to let fly ur comments. enjoy
  21. Very soon, coming to AMK, Tech Ghee, Hougang, Potong Pasir and everywhere. Low Thia Kiang on why AMK not no ERP gantry since Toa Payoh has one.
  22. http://sg.news.yahoo.com/cna/20080128/tap-...25-231650b.html Channel NewsAsia - Tuesday, January 29 SINGAPORE: Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) rates are set to go up by S$0.50 starting 4 February, according to the Land Transport Authority. At the Bukit Timah Expressway gantry, motorists will be charged S$1.00 from 7.30am to 8am, and S$1.50 from 8am to 8.30am. At the Central Expressway (CTE) gantry north of Braddell Road, ERP rates will go up to S$1.00 for those driving from 7.00am to 7.30am. The same charge applies to those driving along the Pan
  23. Lai liao loh, going to start soon...Hi 5! BETTER THINK THRICE BEFORE BUYING THAT SET OF WHEELS!! They are mainly in the heart of residential areas. By Christopher Tan MOTORISTS can expect to pay more over the next few months to use the roads when five new ERP gantries are up, many in the heart of residential areas. The gantries are in Upper Bukit Timah Road (outside Hume Park), Toa Payoh Lorong 6, Upper Boon Keng Road, Kallang Bahru Road and Geylang Bahru Road. All except the ones in Toa Payoh Lorong 6 and Geylang Bahru Road have been completed. The Land Transport Authority has not announced when these new gantries will be switched on, but already residents are concerned why their neighbourhoods are targetted. Commenting on the gantry outside Hume Park, Bukit Timah resident Mr Burven Lee, 43, said: 'The road here does get jammed up. But will a gantry solve the problem?' 'My feeling is that it will just redistribute traffic around,' the director of a statutory board added. Toa Payoh resident 68-year-old retiree Tony Chan wanted to know why the gantry at Toa Payoh Lorong 6 is sited near the entrance to the residential area. The LTA spokesman explained that the location of the gantry is unlikely to affect residents as it charges motorists entering into Toa Payoh from Braddell Road who add on to the traffic in the area. He added that if gantries were at exit points, more Toa Payoh residents would be affected. Also it would plug a gap in series of gantries forming an outer cordon around the city. The new gantries are part of the LTA's plans to have an 'outer cordon' to control traffic going into the city.
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