Originally due to kick in on Thursday, the implementation of electronic road pricing (ERP) at four new gantries and the extension of ERP hours at another gantry have been pushed to this coming Monday instead.
That is when ERP charges at seven gantries will also go up by 50 cents.
That means motorists entering the Central Expressway (CTE) from the Pan-Island Expressway between 8.30am and 9am will have to pay $5.
This is the highest ERP fee since the scheme was launched in 1998.
Those travelling from Ang Mo Kio to the city via the CTE could pay as much as $6.50 when they pass through two gantries during that timeframe.
The Land Transport Auth- ority said it reviews traffic con- ditions on key roads every quarter.
ERP rates are adjusted to achieve optimal traffic speeds of 45kmh to 65kmh for expressways, and 20kmh to 30kmh for arterial roads.
From Monday, ERP hours will be extended to between 7am and 11am at the CTE gantry between Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 and Braddell Road.
New gantries will also begin operations on the CTE (north-bound) in the evening, the East Coast Parkway (east-bound) in the evening and the Bukit Timah Expressway in the morning.
LTA to revise ERP rates from Nov 5
ReplyDeleteTHE Land Transport Authority (LTA) has completed its quarterly review of traffic conditions on Electronic Road Pricing (ERP)-priced roads and expressways and will revise ERP rates at specific gantries from Nov 5.
Source : The Business Times, October 30, 2007