Expanding ERP Coverage To Better Manage Congestion

The LTA has completed its review of traffic conditions on the roads and will be extending the coverage of ERP at the following locations. The changes take effect from 1 November 2007.

• South-bound Central Expressway (CTE): Extension of Morning ERP Hours
Charging hours at the ERP gantry between Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 and Braddell Road will be extended from 7am to 11am on weekdays.

• North-bound Central Expressway (CTE): New Gantry with Extended Evening ERP Hours
New ERP gantry will be erected along the north-bound CTE just before the PIE exit. The charging hours at this gantry will be between 5.30 pm and 10.30 pm on weekdays.

• Evening ERP on East-bound East Coast Parkway (ECP): New Gantries for Evening ERP Charging
ERP will be implemented on the east-bound ECP from 6pm to 8pm during weekdays. An ERP gantry will be erected at each of the two accesses into the east-bound ECP from the city and the AYE, namely, (i) before the Rochor Road exit and (ii) at the Ophir Road slip road.

• South-bound Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE): New Gantry for Morning ERP Charging
A new ERP gantry will be erected after the Dairy Farm exit, before the BKE joins the PIE, to help manage the traffic congestion there. The operating hours for this gantry will be from 7.30am to 9am during weekdays.

• South-bound Upper Bukit Timah Road: New Gantry
With the introduction of a new gantry at the south-bound BKE, traffic at Upper Bukit Timah Road may deteriorate as traffic decants from the BKE. Hence, an ERP gantry will be erected along the south-bound Upper Bukit Timah Road after Hume Avenue to allow us to address congestion in a timely manner if it were to build up. This gantry will only be activated when congestion builds up and traffic conditions warrant the implementation of ERP. LTA will give prior notice before levying any ERP charge at this gantry.