ERP rates at five locations to increase by S$1 from Sep 1 to manage traffic congestion
The locations where ERP rates will go up are along the AYE, CTE and PIE.
An ERP gantry on the southbound CTE before Braddell Road. (Screengrab: Google Maps)
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SINGAPORE: Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) rates at five locations will increase by S$1 (US$0.78) from Monday (Sep 1), reaching S$4 at some gantries.
Announcing this on Wednesday, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said that based on its monitoring of traffic conditions in July, traffic had built up at various stretches of the expressways.
To manage congestion, ERP rates will be raised at the following locations during certain time periods.
This is the first time in almost a year that the ERP rates have been increased. The last time charges went up was in September 2024, when LTA raised rates by S$1 at three locations along the AYE, MCE and KPE to manage peak-hour congestion.
LTA said it is closely monitoring traffic conditions, in particular, along the Northbound CTE and Southbound KPE as speeds have "persistently been lower than optimal".
The optimal speed range for expressways is 45kmh to 65kmh.
"LTA will continue to monitor traffic speeds and congestion levels closely and assess if ERP rates need to be further adjusted in future," the agency said.
Rates for the previously announced timeslots and gantries remain unchanged.
"With these adjustments, the number of locations and timeslots charged remains lower than the number charged pre-COVID," LTA said.
