South East Asia by

SPOT 4 Vegetation Instrument

SINGAPORE+21 %

SINGAPORE ISLAND

MALAYASIA

Land Transport Strategy

Demand Management

Public Transport

Use market mechanism to allocate scarce road resources

Restrain Car ownership to grow @ 3% per year Invest US$1B a year in new rail systems for next

25 years Integrate residential and commercial

developments in new towns to reduce pressure on the Central Business District

ELECTRONIC ROAD PRICING SYSTEM -ERP Operational in April 1998

PRESENT NETWORKRED(NS line) + GREEN(EW line) = 89.4 km.

RED, GREEN,GREY(LRT) Lines are operational

RTS NETWORK -2005

146 km

Bukit PanjangLRT (1999)

North-East Line(2002)

Sengkang LRT (2002)

Changi AirportLine (2001)

Punggol LRT (2004)

Marina Line

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Rapid Transit Network - 2030

Medium Capacity Strategic LRT

Light Capacity LRT

Heavy Capacity Strategic MRT

JURONG EASTJURONG EASTJURONG EASTJURONG EAST

WOODLANDSWOODLANDSWOODLANDSWOODLANDS SELETARSELETARSELETARSELETAR

TAMPINESTAMPINESTAMPINESTAMPINES

Current

63%

37%

75%

25%

Target

Public Transport

Private Transport

SOME LEARNING FOR DMRCFinancing

• Criteria for Development:Economic viability

Benefits > Costs

Financial viability

Revenue > Ops. Costs

Government pays:

• Physical Infrastructure

• First Set of Operating Assets

• Inflationary Cost of Next Set of Operating Assets

No Subsidy on Direct Operating Cost ( No free lunch ! )

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