New ERP system to start 2023; but no distance-based charging just yet
SINGAPORE - Singapore will switch to a satellite-based Electronic Road Pricing system in the middle of 2023, but plans to charge motorists for the distances they clock will be on hold.
The authority had previously said installation of the OBU would start by end of this year. Because the Covid-19 pandemic had an impact on global supply chains, the exercise will commence in the second half of 2021, and take place over 18 months. In this year's Budget, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said the technology for distance-based charging"is still several years away".Besides providing information on ERP charging locations and rates, the OBU will provide information such as real-time road traffic updates as well as locations of nearby School Zones and Silver Zones, the LTA said.
The new OBU will have two designs - a one-piece unit for motorcycles; and for other vehicles, a three-piece unit comprising an antenna, a touchscreen display to be mounted on the windscreen and a processing unit which can be mounted beneath the dashboard.
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