Updated: 10/17/2013 17:53 | By Channel NewsAsia
CCTV installations to deter illegal parking delayed
SINGAPORE: Plans to install closed circuit televisions (CCTV) at locations across Singapore to deter illegal parking have been delayed.
The cameras were initially targeted to be implemented by the second quarter of this year.
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said companies which won the bids earlier were unable to comply with parts of the tender specifications.
LTA did not provide further details.
New proposals are now under evaluation.
LTA expects to implement the CCTVs progressively at 30 locations from the first quarter of next year.
It should be completed by end-2014.
So far, a pilot project at Marine Parade Central and Beach Road has produced results.
Since cameras were installed in those areas in 2011, the number of parking violations recorded jumped by three to six times, to about 1,200 each month.
This is compared to 400 for Beach Road and 200 for Marine Parade Central before the cameras were installed.
Tan Boon Huat, managing director of Grassland Express, said: "Previously, cars used to park indiscriminately, resulting in one lane less for vehicles, so there will be traffic congestion during peak hours.
"Before, it was just too congested… Now it's… better… not only for taxis but (for) all the cars. So the lanes are not jeopardised by vehicles which are not moving." - CNA/gn
