Land Transport Authority
The Land Transport Authority (Abbreviation: LTA; Chinese: 陆路交通管理局 (shortform: 陆交局); Malay: Penguasa Pengangkutan Darat; Tamil: நிலப் போக்குவரத்து வாரியம்) of Singapore is a statutory board of the Ministry of Transport. It was founded in 1 September 1995, by merging four agencies, which are Registry of Vehicles, Mass Rapid Transit Corporation, Roads & Transportation Division of the Public Works Department of Singapore and Land Transport Division of the then-Ministry of Communications. LTA leads the development of land transport in Singapore.
| Land Transport Authority | |
|---|---|
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1 September 1995[1] |
| Preceding agencies | Registry of Vehicles[1] Mass Rapid Transit Corporation[1] Roads & Transportation Division of the Public Works Department[1] Land Transportation Division of the Ministry of Communications[1] |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Singapore |
| Headquarters | 1 Hampshire Road Singapore 219428 |
| Agency executives | Chan Heng Loon Alan, Chairman Ngien Hoon Ping, Chief Executive[2] |
| Parent agency | Ministry of Transport |
| Website | |
| www | |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Our History". Land Transport Authority. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ↑ "Ngien Hoon Ping to take over as LTA CEO from Chew Men Leong". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
Other websites
The Land Transport Authority's headquarters at the former Kandang Kerbau Women's and Children's Hospital.
