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Is eye-in-the-sky ERP system becoming a pie in the sky?

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Christopher Tan Senior Transport Correspondent, Christopher Tan

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The next-generation electronic road pricing (ERP) system has been in the works for two decades. It was announced not long after the current system went live in 1998, making it a national project with one of the longest gestations.
In 2014, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) finally called a tender to build a satellite-tracked system which can cover the whole island and charge motorists for the distance they clock.
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