Singapore drivers get online view

Tue, 09 Jan 2001 | Source: REUTERS

SINGAPORE (Reuters): Singapore plans a $3.7 million scheme to extend the number of roads drivers can check online to avoid congestion.

The tiny city state already has multiple deterrents in place to control the number of vehicles on the roads, including costly permits on the purchase of cars and an electronic toll system.

The Junction Electronic Eyes System (J-Eyes) will monitor traffic conditions at 100 intersections, with selected snapshots and video images made available via the Internet, the Land Transport Authority said on Monday.

"There are many ways to distribute traffic. By giving messages over to the public in a real-time manner we hope it will change the pattern," a spokesman said. The S$6.4 million ($3.7 million) J-Eyes project will be carried out over the next 18 months.

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