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Five new ERP gantries to go up in S'pore River area
Maria Almenoar
Sun, May 11, 2008
The Straits Times
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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.'



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ehhh then when will it start . So u mean around padang area will have erp?

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bro akuma

new erp will implement this July...not padang...china town & fullerton up & down all kenacrycry

the gist of the problem is now pax hv to pay even more...thus taking taxi is expensivecry

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Boycott CBD areas not like they have CBD surcharge before 5pm !

The jams there make it not viable to drive within !

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32个ERP路段
将在今年7月实行严格的ERP衡量标准



跟进：市区ERP（李静仪，市区32个ERP闸门位置地图）

中央商业区（CBD）和乌节路的32个公路电子收费（ERP）路段，将在今年7月率先实行较为严格的ERP衡量标准，万一不达标，路费将上调1元。

目前，陆交局在检讨某闸门收费时，是根据该路段车辆的平均车流时速是否达标来决定是否有必要调整路费，高速公路的理想车流时速须介于45至65公里，一般道路则介于20至30公里。

从7月起，当局将改用国际公认的衡量标准，即规定至少85%的车辆须符合当局设定的车流时速理想标准，该路段才无需调整ERP。

此外，每次路费调整的幅度也将从现有5角一律上调1元。比方说，合乐路（Havelock Road）傍晚6时至6时25分的ERP为2元，如果车速不符合新的衡量标准，以后可能调高到3元。





http://www.omy.sg/t2s/news/localnews/200805/20080527_3248_t2s.html?t2s=y
-- Edited by Oncall at 20:04, 2008-05-28


-- Edited by Oncall at 20:08, 2008-05-28

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Best is go up $10.
Confirm traffic very smooth as silk.

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Raymond Lim, your future is bleak every since you took over as MOT. Even most of my pax said that MOT implement regulation base on theory ONLY! How the F&*%$ you can control traffic? The best solution is don't import any cars lah *******s!

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the cars in sgp is a money spinning machine for the govt.

the COE
the taxes
the fuel tax
the ERP
the parking
and the summons

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Any bros knows if these ERP operate the whole day or only during the morning peak hour only. If it operate throughout the day then taxi driver income will surely suffer.

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basically, the idea of the new gantries n all other existing gantries is like that;

formally, it was 2 zone. one is the central biz district n the other is the
shopping district. so, if you are going from one to another, you pay.

now, there will be 3 zone. one is marina sq district, the other is shenton way
district n next is orchard shopping district. so, juz make up your mind in
whatever district you 1 2 go in to. juz dont drive in from orchard, than pass
the cathey gantry n into marina n go into fullerton gantry again. wink

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now with paxinside cab driving is areal chore...save erp for pax with longer route kena comment...hack care erp pax pay also kena comment why dun take other route

i kena from one CB lady going to Wisma Atria...turn the slip road just b4 ION kena erp...she said why i go in...only 100m to wisma she had to pay erp...i said tell me if you dun want to drop at lobby...if i stop outside how can i tell you wont comment har?...i cant read your brain horfurious

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fairfare wrote:

now with paxinside cab driving is areal chore...save erp for pax with longer route kena comment...hack care erp pax pay also kena comment why dun take other route

i kena from one CB lady going to Wisma Atria...turn the slip road just b4 ION kena erp...she said why i go in...only 100m to wisma she had to pay erp...i said tell me if you dun want to drop at lobby...if i stop outside how can i tell you wont comment har?...i cant read your brain horfurious


bro, in a situation like this, i will tell the pax,
'hey miss, you told me Wisma Atria and not Orchard Blvd.
Pls don't blame me for your own mistakes'.
I am just a cab-driver, not a mind-reader.



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Another 6 will be erected soon...

Jalan Bukit Merah / Commomweath Ave / Alexandra

Bloody hell... I sense we are being squeezed into one spot.....WHERE to hide ?

If every road along the city fringe has erp ...how the hell are we to ply the streets for pax...

B4 we can pick pax... beep here n beeep there ssiow liao....

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those who have shares in premium buses already planned to get rid of taxis out of their routes periodfurious.gif

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This Raymond Lim only know how to control traffic congestion by erecting ERP Gantries. Like that so easy we don't need scholars liao. Primary school children can qualify for this position.

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