SINGAPORE — There will be no Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) charges at all gantries until July 26, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA).

In a statement on Monday (June 22), LTA said it has completed its first review of the ERP rates following the circuit breaker.

Based on its monitoring of the traffic conditions, it found that traffic speeds on the expressways and arterial roads in early June were within the optimal range.

Rates at all gantries will remain at zero till the next ERP review, which will be announced in the fourth week of July with changes, if any, taking effect from July 27.

It added that with the country's exit from the circuit breaker and its move into Phase Two of reopening its economy, the authority will “continue to monitor traffic speeds and congestion levels closely”.

“This will enable LTA to identify locations with congestion and determine the appropriate ERP charges,” LTA said.

The ERP rates were first reduced in early April as a result of the decreased road traffic due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

LTA had said then that the increase in workers telecommuting and staggered working hours had resulted in the volume of road traffic falling. This led to a “larger than usual” reduction in ERP rates.

In a Facebook post on Monday, Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said that road traffic during traditional peak hours has recovered somewhat but “has remained manageable”.

“(The) Phase Two reopening so far seems to suggest that most employees in the CBD (Central Business District) are still working from home as far as possible, and among those who need to go to their offices, many are adopting staggered work hours,” he wrote.