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Oct 29, 2007
Maximum ERP charge goes up to $5 from Nov 5
Third round of increases - by 50 cents - this year comes on the
back of higher fuel charges.
By Christopher Tan, Senior Correspondent
CAR prices may be at their lowest in over a decade, but it is
getting costly to drive. The Land Transport Authority on Monday
announced that the Electronic Road-Pricing (ERP) rates will go up
by 50 cents from Nov 5 - the third big-scale increase this
year.
The latest adjustment brings the cost of entering the Central
Expressway via the Pan-Island Expressway between 8.30am and 9am to
a stiff $5. This route made news early this year when its ERP
charge went up to $4. It was then raised to $4.50 in the middle of
the year, before the latest record price.
Those who want to avoid paying $5 should wake up earlier. The
charge for going through this gantry between 7.30am and 8am is
$3.50 (also up 50 cents).
Central Expressway users once again bear the brunt of charges.
Those passing the gantry north of Braddell Road between 7.30am and
8am will pay $2.50 from Nov 5; and those passing the gantry south
of Braddell Road between 8.30am and 9am will pay $4 from that day.
The $4 charge also applies to those joining the CTE from Serangoon
and from Balestier.
Next, the Bendemeer Road rate will rise to $1.50, while the Thomson
Road rate will go to $2 from Nov 5.
Motorists will have to contend with these higher usage charges on
the back of higher fuel bills. Since June, there has been no fewer
than six rounds of pump price increase, bringing the cost of two
petrol grades past the $2 level.
Motorists who have been bracing themselves for the set of new
gantries coming on on Nov 1 will now have temporary respite. The
LTA has decided to postpone the starting day to Nov 5, to align
with the new ERP rates.
The next ERP rate revision will be in November, when prices are
expected to fall in line with lighter traffic because of the
year-end school holidays.
