More gantries on AYE by mid-2014

More gantries on AYE by mid-2014

    By Hetty Musfirah Abdul Khamid
    POSTED: 16 May 2013 11:12 AM
   
To further ease traffic congestion, the Ayer Rajah Expressway will have four more ERP gantries come mid-2014.

SINGAPORE: To further ease traffic congestion, the Ayer Rajah Expressway will have four more ERP gantries come mid-2014.

Three new gantries towards the city between Jurong Town Hall Road and Clementi Road will be operational during the morning and evening peak hours on weekdays.

The first gantry will be located just before Clementi Avenue 6 exit, while the other two gantries will be located at the slip roads into AYE from Clementi Avenue 6 and Clementi Avenue 2.

The fourth gantry located just before the Clementi Road exit towards Tuas (between North Buona Vista and Clementi Road) will be operational only during the weekday evening peak hours.

The Land Transport Authority said over the past one and a half years, traffic speeds at both locations have dipped, going as low as 35 kilometres per hour.

This is below the optimal speed range of 45 to 65 kilometres per hour for expressways.

Traffic conditions along the corridor are also expected to worsen when traffic demand goes up with future developments such as the Jurong Gateway.

Construction of the ERP gantries will start in the later part of this year.

LTA said it will announce the operating hours and charges closer to the implementation of the gantries.

LTA said motorists who wish to avoid paying the ERP charges can make use of alternative routes including the West Coast Highway and Commonwealth Avenue-Tiong Bahru Road corridor.

Public transport alternatives in the west will also be ramped up for motorist who wants to make the switch.

From the third quarter of 2013, commuters in Jurong West will have a City Direct bus service during peak hours.

LTA is also looking at having a similar service from Clementi.

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