New ERP 2 road markings, signs to be rolled out from October

Physical ERP gantries will be progressively removed across Singapore from October.

The road markings being trialled earlier at the ERP charging zone at PIE after Kallang Bahru on the Woodsville Flyover. (File photo: CNA/Justin Ong)

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SINGAPORE: Motorists will soon see new oval blue Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) symbols painted on certain roads and expressways, as well as new road signs indicating they are entering a "charge zone", as Singapore prepares to move away from physical ERP gantries.

These new road markings and signs will be rolled out progressively from October, ahead of the launch of the ERP 2 system in January next year, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said on Monday (Sep 28).

The ERP 2 system uses global navigation satellite system technology, removing the need for physical gantries on Singapore's roads. The gantries will be progressively removed across Singapore from October.

With the transition to the ERP 2 system, all Singapore-registered vehicles must be fitted with the ERP 2 on-board unit (OBU) to travel on public roads here. To date, more than 98 per cent of such eligible vehicles have been fitted with the OBU, said LTA.

CNA Games Guess Word Crack the word, one row at a time Buzzword Create words using the given letters Mini Sudoku Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser Mini Crossword Small grid, big challenge Word Search Spot as many words as you can Show More Show Less The OBU will detect when a vehicle passes an ERP charging location and calculate the applicable charges. The new road markings and signs will complement OBU notifications to alert motorists before they enter an ERP charging location, provide information on prevailing ERP charges, and indicate the amount charged when motorists pass through a charging location. To ensure the road markings are clearly visible, two oval blue "ERP" symbols will be painted on each lane of arterial and slip roads. Expressways will have three symbols on each lane. Before each ERP charging location, a new "ERP Charge Zone" road sign will also be placed to serve as an additional visual cue for motorists. There will be no change to the current congestion pricing framework. ERP rates are reviewed quarterly and the next review is in mid-November.

The OBU will detect when a vehicle passes an ERP charging location and calculate the applicable charges.

The new road markings and signs will complement OBU notifications to alert motorists before they enter an ERP charging location, provide information on prevailing ERP charges, and indicate the amount charged when motorists pass through a charging location.

To ensure the road markings are clearly visible, two oval blue "ERP" symbols will be painted on each lane of arterial and slip roads. Expressways will have three symbols on each lane.

Before each ERP charging location, a new "ERP Charge Zone" road sign will also be placed to serve as an additional visual cue for motorists.

There will be no change to the current congestion pricing framework. ERP rates are reviewed quarterly and the next review is in mid-November.

Illustrations of the ERP 2 road markings and road signs on arterial and slip roads (left) and on an expressway (right). (Image: Land Transport Authority)

To inform the design of the new road markings and signs, LTA conducted a two-phase user experience study from March to July this year to assess the effectiveness of different sets of road markings and signs.

"The oval blue 'ERP symbol' emerged as the preferred option, achieving high visibility under different traffic and weather conditions, while being easily understood by motorists as a visual cue for an ERP charging location," said LTA.

It added that the implementation of the new road markings and signs across the existing 33 ERP operational locations will be completed ahead of the transition to ERP 2 on Jan 1, 2027.

Removal of the physical ERP gantries will be carried out in two phases, beginning with 62 non-operational gantries. The remaining 33 operational gantries will be removed after gantry-based ERP charging ceases on Dec 31.

ERP gantry frames may be retained and repurposed with roadside units (RSUs) at some locations to support satellite connectivity, said LTA.

It expects to complete the modification or removal of all 95 ERP gantries by June 2027.

An existing ERP gantry with RSUs attached. (Photo: Land Transport Authority)

ENFORCEMENT AGAINST VEHICLE-RELATED OFFENCES

While the ERP 2 system is designed mainly for payment and charges, it will also improve LTA's ability to manage traffic across Singapore and to be better able to detect and enforce against vehicle-related offences, said the authority.

It currently uses ERP 1 gantry records to detect vehicles that should not be used on the country's roads, such as deregistered vehicles.

"We will continue to use ERP 2 to enforce against vehicle-related offences, such as the provision of illegal cross-border taxis services, to ensure safer roads for all users.

LTA added that ERP 2 could also potentially be used for enforcement against speeding offences, but further enhancements are needed before any such use.

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从10月起，新加坡将逐步拆除实体ERP龙门架。

此前，伍兹维尔高架桥加冷峇鲁段的泛岛高速公路ERP收费区正在进行道路标线试验。（资料照片：CNA/Justin Ong）

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新加坡：随着新加坡准备逐步淘汰实体电子道路收费（ERP）龙门架，驾车者很快将在某些道路和高速公路上看到新的椭圆形蓝色电子道路收费（ERP）标志，以及表明他们正在进入“收费区”的新路标。

陆路交通管理局（LTA）周一（9月28日）表示，这些新的道路标线和标志将从10月起逐步推出，为明年1月ERP 2系统的推出做准备。

ERP 2系统采用全球导航卫星系统技术，无需在新加坡道路上设置实体龙门架。从10月起，新加坡将逐步拆除这些龙门架。

随着新加坡实施ERP 2系统，所有在新加坡注册的车辆都必须安装ERP 2车载单元（OBU）才能在新加坡公共道路上行驶。陆路交通管理局表示，截至目前，超过98%的符合条件的车辆已经安装了OBU。

CNA游戏 猜词游戏 逐行破解单词 流行词游戏 用给定的字母组成单词 迷你数独 小小的谜题，却蕴藏着巨大的脑力挑战 迷你填字游戏 小方格，大挑战 单词搜索 尽可能多地找出单词 显示更多 显示更少 车载单元（OBU）将检测车辆何时经过ERP充电站，并计算适用的费用。新的道路标线和标志将与OBU通知相辅相成，在驾驶员进入ERP充电站之前发出提醒，提供当前的ERP收费信息，并在驾驶员通过充电站时显示收费金额。为确保道路标线清晰可见，主干道和匝道的每条车道上将涂绘两个椭圆形蓝色“ERP”标志。高速公路的每条车道上将有三个标志。在每个ERP充电站前，还将设置一个新的“ERP收费区”路标，作为额外的视觉提示。当前的拥堵收费框架将保持不变。ERP费率每季度审核一次，下一次审核将于11月中旬进行。

车载单元 (OBU) 将检测车辆何时经过 ERP 充电站，并计算适用的费用。

新的道路标线和标志将与车载单元 (OBU) 通知相辅相成，在驾驶员进入 ERP 充电站之前发出警报，提供有关当前 ERP 收费的信息，并在驾驶员通过充电站时指示收费金额。

为确保道路标线清晰可见，主干道和匝道每条车道上将涂绘两个椭圆形蓝色“ERP”标志。高速公路每条车道上将涂绘三个标志。

在每个ERP充电站前，还会设置一个新的“ERP充电区”路标，作为对驾驶员的额外视觉提示。

现行的拥堵收费框架将保持不变。ERP费率每季度审核一次，下一次审核将于11月中旬进行。

图示为ERP 2道路标线和道路标志在主干道和匝道（左）以及高速公路（右）上的分布情况。（图片来源：陆路交通管理局）

为了指导新道路标线和标志的设计，陆路交通管理局于今年 3 月至 7 月进行了一项分两个阶段的用户体验研究，以评估不同道路标线和标志组合的有效性。

陆路交通管理局表示：“椭圆形蓝色‘ERP标志’成为首选方案，在不同的交通和天气条件下都能获得很高的可见度，同时驾驶员也很容​​易将其理解为ERP充电位置的视觉提示。”

该公司还表示，在 2027 年 1 月 1 日过渡到 ERP 2 之前，将在现有的 33 个 ERP 运营地点完成新的道路标线和标志的实施。

实体ERP收费架的拆除将分两个阶段进行，首先拆除62个已停止运行的收费架。剩余的33个运行中的收费架将在12月31日基于收费架的ERP收费停止后拆除。

陆路交通管理局表示，在某些地点，ERP龙门架可以保留并重新利用，与路侧单元（RSU）一起支持卫星连接。

预计到 2027 年 6 月，将完成所有 95 个 ERP 龙门架的改造或拆除。

已安装路侧单元的现有ERP龙门架。（图片：陆路交通管理局）

打击车辆相关违法行为

陆路交通管理局表示，虽然ERP 2系统主要用于支付和收费，但它也将提高陆路交通管理局管理新加坡各地交通的能力，并能更好地发现和打击与车辆相关的违法行为。

目前，该系统使用 ERP 1 龙门架记录来检测不应在该国道路上使用的车辆，例如已注销的车辆。

“我们将继续使用 ERP 2 来打击与车辆相关的违法行为，例如提供非法跨境出租车服务，以确保所有道路使用者的安全。

陆路交通管理局补充说，ERP 2 也可能用于打击超速违法行为，但在进行此类使用之前还需要进一步改进。

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