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Straits Times
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- Automotive
- Straits Times
Motorists can now get flash flood alerts on ERP on-board unit
The new feature adds to other real-time information available on the OBU. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG Motorists can now get flash flood alerts on ERP on-board unit SINGAPORE - Motorists who have the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) on-board units (OBUs) in their vehicles will now receive alerts about flash floods when approaching or travelling along affected roads. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced this in a Facebook post on June 30, adding that this feature will allow motorists to 'take alternative routes'. The new feature adds to other real-time information available on the OBU, including parking availability in certain areas, bus lane operations and alerts on speed cameras. Motorists said they welcome the new feature. 'I think it'll be pretty helpful information. I'll try to avoid that road if I see such warnings. Since it's so convenient to look at the OBU screen while driving, any information it can provide to me is an added bonus,' account manager Jerome Lim, 35, told The Straits Times . Mr Matthew Tan, 24, an executive, said: 'It will be good to have alerts that warn me of a flash flood, especially if I'm driving on my normal route without using GPS apps. I hope that the alerts will sound out early enough so I can make the necessary detours.' Flood alerts are also available on the myENV app and PUB's Flood Alerts Telegram channel. The next-generation satellite-based ERP system that comes with the OBU is also capable of charging motorists based on distance travelled. In December, then Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat said that the authorities are still at a very early stage of looking at different possible distance-based charging models. The Urban Redevelopment Authority and LTA have plans to use the OBU for payments for roadside parking. LTA had previously said that as at June, more than 500,000 vehicles have been fitted with OBUs. This means the installation exercise has crossed the halfway mark towards equipping the entire vehicle population of around one million units with OBUs by 2026. Join ST's WhatsApp Channel and get the latest news and must-reads.
New Paper
01-05-2025
- Climate
- New Paper
Thundery showers expected on some afternoons in first half of May: Met Service
Singaporeans should keep their umbrellas on hand, with some wet weather set to continue in the first half of May, said the weatherman on April 30. Thundery showers are expected over parts of the island on some afternoons over the next fortnight, as inter-monsoon conditions - which bring light and variable winds and heightened lightning activity - are expected to continue, said the Meteorological Society of Singapore in a media statement. On some mornings, Sumatra squalls may also bring widespread thundery showers and gusty winds. The daily maximum temperatures are likely to be around 34 deg C on most days, and may reach 35 deg C on some days. In the last two weeks of April, Singapore experienced moderate to heavy showers on most days. On April 20, heavy thundery rainfall occurred over most parts of the island, with Bukit Timah seeing a daily total rainfall of 113.6mm - the highest volume of rainfall recorded in the last fortnight of April. Most parts of the Republic also saw above-average rainfall, with that in Bukit Timah 110 per cent above average. The last two weeks of April were also warm, with daily maximum temperatures rising above 34 deg C on 11 days. The highest daily temperature was 36 deg C, recorded at Admiralty on April 25. For more weather updates, visit or or check the myENV app.
