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Singapore’s Electronic Road Pricing Copyright © 2016 Land Transport Authority Kian-Keong CHIN Chief Engineer Land Transport Authority 1
Land area: 720 km 2 Population: 5. 6 mil Density: 7, 800 /km 2 Singapore’s Urbanisation 1965 Today Growth Unsustainable! Resident Population: ~1. 8 million Resident Population: ~5. 6 million 3 times Vehicle Population: ~160, 000 ~957, 000 6 times 2 Copyright © 2016 Land Transport Authority
Key Challenges Increasing Travel Demand Population increase, intensive development and change in lifestyle Land Constraints 12% of total land used for road and land transport infrastructure Manpower Issues Truck, lorry and bus drivers Ageing Population 30% aged 65 and above by 2030 Copyright © 2016 Land Transport Authority
Intelligent and Sustainable Transport Copyright © 2016 Land Transport Authority 4
Area Licensing Scheme (ALS) -1975 l Within the city area l Cars and taxis required to purchase ALS coupon l Enforcement officers 5 Copyright © 2017 2016 Land Transport Authority
Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) - 1998 6 Copyright © 2017 2016 Land Transport Authority
How it works? 1. Identify Identification 1 2 Debiting (IU Smart Card) 2 nd GANTRY SENSOR 2. Pay Verification 3 3. Enforce 4 Photo Capture (Error / Violation) 1 st GANTRY CAMERA RADIO ANTENNA ROAD MARKINGS 7 7 Copyright © 2017 2016 Land Transport Authority
Why ERP? Reduce manpower needs l Improve Enforcement l Equitable Pricing – per entry charge l Variable charge based on Congestion Level l 8 Copyright © 2017 2016 Land Transport Authority
ERP Operations 78 ERP Gantries (2017) IU Management Central Computer System Process ERP Violation Images 9 Copyright © 2017 2016 Land Transport Authority
Regular Review of ERP Charges Reviewed every 3 months & during school holidays l To ensure optimal use of road space l 45 kph Expressways Increase ERP Rates 20 kph 65 kph ERP Rates Decrease 30 kph Arterial Roads 10 Copyright © 2017 2016 Land Transport Authority
Payment Modes Front-end Payment Stored-value Cards Backend Payment Credit Cards • Automatic front-end deduction with card inserted in IU • No card need to be inserted into IU • Monthly Billing 11 Copyright © 2017 2016 Land Transport Authority
Extending its Use to Parking Conventional Process 12 Copyright © 2017 2016 Land Transport Authority
Electronic Parking System (EPS) Alternative payment for vehicle without IU Seamless Drive-Thru l. Improved capacity l. Convenient for motorists l. Improve productivity, no cash handling l. Reliable & secure For vehicle with IU 13 Copyright © 2017 2016 Land Transport Authority
Moving into the Future … Next Generation Road Pricing System (ERP 2) 14 Copyright © 2017 2016 Land Transport Authority
Moving to Next Generation ERP l Current ERP system nearing end-oflife, due for major and costly upgrade l Opportunity to harness the latest technology for – equitable congestion management – additional value-added services to enhance motorists’ travelling experience – eliminate the need for intrusive heavy infrastructure that mar the streetscape 15 Copyright © 2017 2016 Land Transport Authority
Keeping Key Objectives in Mind Achieve Traffic Optimisation l Optimise use of road network by influencing travel behaviour l Enhance Mobility Experience of motorists 16 Copyright © 2017 2016 Land Transport Authority
Going Gantry-less Leverage on Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) l More targeted, flexible and equitable system l Ability to offer value-added ITS applications and services l 17 Copyright © 2017 2016 Land Transport Authority
Next Generation ERP System Overview Payment Positioning Multi-GNSS + Beacon CEPAS Cards Account. Based Financial Institutions Enforcement 4 G Cellular Network Fixed & Mobile Communications Leased Line On-Board Unit Control Centre 08: 32 18 Copyright © 2017 2016 Land Transport Authority
Possible Congestion Charging Schemes Point Cordon Distance-based $x/km $y/km Charging at strategic points Copyright © 2017 2016 Land Transport Authority Charging entering economic centres Charging along stretches of road
Enhanced ERP Capabilities Traffic Info Collection & Dissemination Checkpoint Tolling Off Peak Car Next. Generation ERP System Enhanced Electronic Parking Roadside Parking 20 Copyright © 2017 2016 Land Transport Authority Congestion Management
Enhanced ERP Capabilities 21 Copyright © 2017 2016 Land Transport Authority
Flexible for Future Applications V 2 X Applications Vehicle Priority System Industry Applications Usage Based Insurance Enhanced Junction Safety Fleet Management/ Urban Logistics Enhanced SDV situational awareness Barrier-less Parking Traffic-based Applications Enhanced Traffic Light System Traffic aware navigation Copyright © 2017 2016 Land Transport Authority Public Tpt Applications Enhanced PT operations with Interfaced to NOBE/CFMS Enhanced bus arrival info
Singapore - Host City for 26 th ITS World Congress 21 – 29 Oct 2019 Thank You!! Copyright © 2017 2016 Land Transport Authority