Asian Highway Page

Last modified: November 20, 2001

Singapore

Toll for congestion

An ERP (Electronic Road Pricing) gantry. Singapore charges a toll to drive into congested areas during parts of the day. Most, if not all, cars in Singapore have toll transponders.

Left: A sign for an upcoming exit. Singapore doesn't number its freeways, they go by their abbreviation, BKE for Bukit Timah Expressway in this case (don't know why it isn't the BTE, same goes for the Seletar Expressway [SLE]). The blue motorway sign indicates it is a freeway, as does the gold lettering (which doesn't capture well to video). The number in the lower right corner indicates the distance to the exit. Singapore uses the English practice of using parenthesis instead of a "TO" sign. So you would exit in 300 meters to take the BKE in the direction to Woodlands. Exits are numbered by kilometer.
Right: At the exit point a chevron sign is used.

Left: Overhead freeway signage. I think these signs may be backlit.
Right: Singapore sign font.

Left: Kilometer post on the PIE (Pan Island Expressway).
Middle: The maximum speed limit I saw in Singapore was 90km/hr.
Right: Flyover signs like this one label many of the overpasses.

Ever so often the freeway lanes are numbered, and this may be related to the speed ticketing cameras. Singapore freeways are well landscaped, with lots of cypress trees. The bridges have planter boxes on the outside of the rails. The photo on the right was taken near the Malaysian border, and the blue sign to the right indicates that you must have at least 3/4 of a tank of gas to exit Singapore without a fine. This is to discourage residents of Singapore from filling up on lower cost Malaysian gasoline.

Singapore freeway railing.

Left: A new elevated freeway along the southern part of Singapore.
Right: A standard Singapore freeway (6 lanes, guardrail center divider, cypress trees).

Left: As is also seen in France, a mini traffic light for the first car in line.
Right: Singapore street signs.

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