Cut in additional registration fee for cars, taxis and goods-cum-passenger vehicles from 110% Open Market Value to 100%
April:
5 new ERP gantries - Upper Bukit Timah Road, Toa Payoh Lorong 6, Upper Boon Keng Road, Kallang Bahru Road and Geylang Bahru Road - to start operating on 7 Apr
June:
Improvement to northbound CTE entry into PIE
Increased frequency of bus services in areas affected by ERP expansion from 15 to 12 minutes
July:
5 new ERP gantries - Eu Tong Sen Street, New Bridge Road, South Bridge Road and Fullerton Road (both directions) - to start operating on 7 Jul. They will operate from 5-8pm on weekdays. Gantries on Eu Tong Sen Street and Fullerton Road (towards Esplanade Drive) will operate from 10am-8pm on Saturday
ERP starting charge for new gantries to be raised from $1 to $2
Incremental ERP charge to be raised from 50 cents to $1 - starting with CBD and Orchard Cordon on weekdays, and Orchard and Marina Centre Cordons on Saturdays
LTA to stop using average speed (current optimal speed thresholds are 45kmh on expressways and 20kmh on arterial roads) to trigger ERP or rate adjustments.
Replaced by 85th-percentile speed measurement method, meaning 85% of road users must travel at at least 45kmh on expressways and at least 20kmh on arterial roads if they don't want to trigger ERP payments or increases
Cut in road tax by 15% for all vehicles, including taxis
September:
KPE to be fully opened on 20 Sep
Improvement to Braddell Road/Thomson Road/Lornie Road interchange
November:
6 new ERP gantries - Commonwealth Avenue, Jalan Bukit Merah and Alexandra Road (Outer Cordon), along AYE (westbound) near Alexandra Road, along PIE (westbound) near Eunos, and Serangoon Road - to start operating on 3 Nov
Incremental ERP charge and 85th-percentile speed measurement method to be implemented on roads within and up to the Outer Cordon
2009
January:
Widening TPE between Punggol Road and Tampines Ave 10
February:
Incremental ERP charge and 85th-percentile speed measurement method to be implemented at all gantries.
May:
Cut in vehicle population growth rate from current 3% to 1.5%
September:
Widening of one lane between Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 and 3
2011
Widening of one lane between PIE and Yio Chu Kang Road.
Improvement to Woodsville interchange linking Serangoon Road, Upper Serangoon Road and MacPherson Road
2013
Completion of underground Marina Coastal Expressway
2020
Completion of new North-South Expressway linking Woodlands to ECP
BUS
2008
May:
Real-time bus arrival information panels at 20 more bus stops
June:
Extension of normal bus lanes from 120km to 150km, full-day bus lanes from 7km to 23km
Basic bus services allowed to duplicate sections of mature rail lines
Expansion of premium bus services from 42 to at least 72
July:
Enhanced Integrated Public Transport Journey Planner via Internet or hotline
End 2008:
Signal priority for buses at traffic-light junctions
Motorists must give way to buses getting out of bus bays
2009
LTA take on central planning of bus network
Distance-based fare system
August:
Increased frequency of bus services in areas affected by ERP expansion from 12 to 10 minutes
At least 80% of bus services must be run at frequencies of 10 minutes or less during peak hours, compared with 15 minutes now
2020
All buses to be wheelchair-accessible
Others
Right to operate bus services to be open to other companies
MRT
2008
February:
Extra 93 train trips a week on North-South and East-West and North-East Lines during peak hours
2009
Mid-2009:
Earlier opening of Stage 3 of Circle Line (CCL)
Opening of Thomson and West Coast stations on CCL.
Installation of platform screen doors at Yishun, Jurong East and Pasir Ris stations. All above-ground stations by 2012
2011
Over 70% of MRT stations with two or more barrier-free access routes
17 more lifts at 16 MRT stations
2012
Carrying capacity up by extra 15% for NSEW line. Shorter peak waiting time - two minutes versus 2.5 to 4.5 minutes now
Opening of Marina Bay station as part of CCL extension
2015
Completion of North-South Line Extension and Tuas Extension
2016
Completion of Stage 3 of Downtown Line 2 years earlier
