Two ERP gantries leading to PIE to be activated in bid to ease congestion

SINGAPORE – Two electronic road pricing (ERP) gantries leading to the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) — at Adam Road and Mount Pleasant Road — will be activated in the evenings from next Monday (Feb 20), the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced on Monday (Feb 13).

ERP rates at two other gantries along the north-bound route on the Central Expressway (CTE), after the PIE, will go up by S$1 during the evening peak hours from Feb 20, the LTA added.

These measures were introduced after the authority completed its first quarterly review on traffic conditions for 2017. The review found that traffic conditions along the east-bound route on the PIE during the evening peak hours have deteriorated in recent years. 

In particular, the areas near Adam Road and Mount Pleasant have experienced heavy congestion, with vehicles clocking below 40kmh regularly, significantly below the optimal range of 45kmh to 65kmh.

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The LTA said the review also showed that traffic speeds along the stretch of the south-bound Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) — between Tampines Expressway and Airport Road — during the morning peak hours on weekdays have consistently remained below the optimal speed range, with speeds dipping to as low as 30kmh.

To manage this congestion, work has already started to prepare for the activation of the ERP gantry situated at the Tampines slip road into the KPE (East Coast Parkway), just before the KPE tunnel entrance. The LTA said it will continue to monitor the traffic speeds along KPE in the next quarter, before finalising the ERP operating hours and rates.

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