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LTA introduces warning system trial to alert vehicles of overhead structures

SINGAPORE – The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is set to roll out a trial along Upper Bukit Timah Road to see if a warning system can alert drivers regarding incoming overhead road structures like pedestrian overhead bridges and gantry signs if the vehicles they are plying breaches the limit.

SINGAPORE – The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is set to roll out a trial along Upper Bukit Timah Road to see if a warning system can effectively alert over-height vehicle drivers of possible collisions with incoming overhead road structures like pedestrian overhead bridges and gantry signs.

The six-month trial, which is set to begin on Sept 30, will alert the driver by setting off a visual warning if the vehicle is deemed to possibly hit the structure, said the transport authority in a media announcement today (Sept 30).

The transport authority says this new initiative is aimed at complementing “existing enforcement and public education effort” for drivers of heavy vehicles.

According to the law, it is an offence to drive a vehicle exceeding 4.5m in height without a police escort and if found guilty, the driver can be jailed up to five years, fined $5,000 and disqualified from driving for two years.

Hitting a structure can lead to a maximum fine of $5,000 or jail of up to two years. In addition, the owner or driver of the vehicle is liable to pay for damages and repairs of the road structure.

The transport authority will then “evaluate the effectiveness of such a system to see if it can be extended to more locations.

Location of the warning system trial. Photo: LTA

LTA said there were 24 cases of overhead road structures hit by over-height vehicles, a relatively low number.

“Many of these incidents can be prevented as they were caused by drivers who forget to fully retract their machinery, for example, crane booms on their heavy vehicles, before driving off,” said the transport authority.

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