SG to Adopt New Emission Standards for Diesel Vehicles in 2018

As a more buses are being equipped with CCTV cameras, less are misusing the bus lane. This is part of LTA’s enhanced measures to reduce waiting and travelling time for commuters. Over 300 more buses have been retrofitted with said cameras since May, bringing the total population of CCTV-equipped buses to 3,600. Since the 1st of January 2014, there were 768 cases of motorists using the bus lanes during restricted hours were recorded, slightly less than half of the 1,560 cases for 2013. The decrease can also be attributed to the additional road markings showing the operational hours of full-day bus lanes. The added information has proven so useful in keeping motorists out, that the LTA has plans to paint all full-day bus lanes with the same markings.Pictures used for illustration purposes only.

Starting from 1st September 2017, Singapore will adopt Euro VI emission standards for newly-registered petrol vehicles.

The LTA and URA have plans to make the Ang Mo Kio estate more walkable and cyclist-friendly. The plans, which should be put in place by 2018, will make it easier and more convenient to walk and cycle for short trips as well as to connect to public transport nodes. The scheme, first announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in November 2014, was part of the Sustainable Singapore Blueprint 2015, designed to show how Singaporeans can be less reliant on the automobile. The proposal is to equip the entire estate with a network of dedicated walking and cycling paths, pedestrian priority zones at bus stops, traffic calming measures, dedicated bicycle crossings at road junctions, and bicycle parking facilities. A 2.6km-long corridor along the MRT viaduct between Yio Chu Kang MRT station to Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park is also being considered, which should provide a seamless, all-weather path for pedestrians and cyclists to travel between their homes and the MRT stations. Pictures used for illustration purposes only.