ERP Up again!!!
It did not seem that long ago when the LTA announced the addition of the afternoon charges of the ERP in CTE from 430pm, and now…
ERP rates to go up at six gantries, mainly at CTE
By Asha Popatlal, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 04 August 2006 1058 hrs
SINGAPORE: Bad news for some motorists — especially for those who drive on the already congested Central Expressway.
ERP rates are set to go up by 50 cents on the CTE north and south of
Braddell Road, on the northbound CTE after the Pan-Island Expressway,
as well as the PIE slip road into CTE.
Rates will also go up on the PIE at Kallang Bahru as well as East Coast Parkway at Fort Road.
The increased rates are for different blocks of the morning peak period and will kick in from Monday.
The increase comes after the Land Transport Authority’s quarterly
review of traffic conditions and is being imposed to maintain LTA’s aim
of an optimal speed range of 45 to 65 kilometres on expressways.
The next quarterly review will take place in November. - CNA /dt
Funny that that the authorties did not mention anything about bikes.
Is the 50 cents increase for bikes as well?
For those who wanna know more about the ERP Rates
Seems like a trend here in SG.
Before election… "Bonus"
After election… "Price Increase"
Talk about circle of life….
Not too long before this increase…
- Taxi Price increase…
- Bus company… Even though they are making money… they still wanna increase the prices of their service…
- Now this…
I really wonder what is next…
The papers mentioned this.
"
The increased rates are for different blocks of the morning peak period and will kick in from Monday."
Since everyone is "avoiding" the CTE, so the PIE & are getting congested because of this…
The rest of the ERPs to follow suite the CTE 430pm charges??
So to "ease" the congestion… should they start charging for the rest of the ERPs on the expressways as well??
Seems like everyone as gotten their PKIs, aka Key Performance Indexes after the election & the main PKI seems to be……….
"Making more profit than last year."
All these conjestions are really adding up…
Including the previous posts about the never ending road works….
(Never could understand why the pipes are always under the roads but seldom on the pavement’s side…)
Bikers in SG, big or small bikes alike…. Are living on the edge where all car drivers wanna get to their destination fast… Even if it means driving recklessly.
*Bet everyone in SG have heard of of even witness cars slamming onto their brakes cos they forgot the insert their cash card before entering the ERP…
These people’d rather risk the person behind’s life (Be it a bike or another car) than to pay a $10 fine if they were to pass the gantry without the cash card. *Cos it’s always the driver behind who is @ fault… (Someone gotta re-look into that rule man…………..)
So……. Sometimes….. it can get alittle tough….. to be Christianly…….. when driving during peak hours………….. But still gotta try…….
