Oral Reply by Second Minister for Transport Ng Chee Meng to Parliamentary Question on Coordination of Road Works

Mr Lim Biow Chuan asked the Minister for Transport whether the Road Opening Coordination Committee can improve its co-ordination among Government agencies to ensure that roads works carried out are minimised so that other road users are not inconvenienced. 

Reply by Second Minister for Transport Ng Chee Meng:

1.     The Road Opening Coordination Committee, comprising representatives from Government agencies and utility and telecommunications service providers, has been coordinating road works. While the Committee plans road works as far as possible, some emergency works cannot be forecasted, such as repair of cable faults or gas leaks.

2.     To further encourage agencies and contractors to more optimally plan their road works, LTA recently announced a new fee structure for road works permits that increases with the time taken for the works, the geographical extent of the works, and if the works take place during peak hours.