Traffic situation along Upper Bukit Timah towards the direction of city had gone from bad to worse and now getting even 'worser'. This is despite LTA's typical one-size-fits-all solution to the problem: the ERP gantry just outside, of all places, the clusters of condos in Hume Avenue!
If LTA is unable to see through their congested glasses where the actual problem lies, let me offer some help - for free.
The bottleneck is at the 2-lane road (left side of the underpass) where vehicles merge to head in 3 different directions: turn left into PIE; head straight towards Bukit Timah; turn right into Jurong Kechil. All it takes is for one car on the right lane (heading in the direction of Jurong Kechil) and it is enough to cause all the cars at the back to stop idly for a full 40 seconds before the green 'right' arrow comes on. As the arrow stays green for only 10 seconds, only a maximum of three cars will manage to filter right each time, and then the whole waiting cycle starts all over again.
My solution to the problem? Put up a no-right-turn sign (read: not ERP gantry!) at this junction. That will allow cars heading towards Bukit Timah to clear the light-controlled junction for the full 40-second duration without interruption.
As for those cars headed for Jurong Kechil, they can still do so (without necessarily incurring more time) at the next junction just 150 metres away. This is the 4-lane Clementi/Upper Bukit Timah junction which has a designated right-turn-only lane for cars going back in the direction of Upper Bukit Timah including Jurong Kechil.
LTA should give this suggestion some serious consideration.
Writer: Peter Chang
email: peterchanglc@gmail.com
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Sensible thought, I second the idea!
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