Traffic Priority System and Glide System Synchronisation and Peak Period Public Buses Priority at Key Intersections

Written Reply to Parliamentary Question 

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Acting Minister for Transport 

a.     whether the deployment of the Traffic Priority System (TPS) is in sync with the Green Link Determining (GLIDE) system; and

b.      whether the Government will consider extending the TPS to allow public buses to have priority at traffic junctions near bus interchanges and heavy traffic intersections during peak periods.

Reply by Acting Minister for Transport Jeffrey Siow: 

1.     The Traffic Priority System (TPS) is synchronised with the Green Link Determining (GLIDE) system. It prioritises the passage of emergency ambulances conveying patients with life-threatening conditions in the vicinity of a hospital.

2.      We will consider whether the TPS should be extended to more vehicle types, such as public buses, with due consideration to the needs of other road users.