Regulation 1
Citation and commencement
These Rules are the Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2026 and come into operation on 20 April 2026.
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Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2026 is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation S227 2026, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2026.
Citation and commencement
These Rules are the Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2026 and come into operation on 20 April 2026.
Amendment of rule 7
In the Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Rules (R 33) (called in these Rules the principal Rules), in rule 7 —
in paragraph (1), after sub‑paragraph (ka), insert —“(kb)a bus‑only lane;”;
after paragraph (11A), insert —“(11AA) A bus‑only lane is the section of a road, marked by —
a longitudinal continuous red line of not less than 300 mm in width; and
transverse red lines of not less than 200 mm in width and 1,200 mm in length.
(11AB) The markings mentioned in paragraph (11AA) are shown in diagrams 115(i) to 115(l) in Part III of the Schedule.”;
renumber the existing paragraphs (11AA) and (11AB) as paragraphs (11AC) and (11AD), respectively; and
in paragraph (11AD) (as renumbered by paragraph (c)), replace “paragraph (11AA)” with “paragraph (11AC)”.
Amendment of rule 8
In the principal Rules, in rule 8 —
after paragraph (1A), insert —“(1B) A person must not drive a vehicle other than an omnibus, or cause or permit any such vehicle to remain, on a bus‑only lane at all times.”;
in paragraph (2), replace “and (1A)” with “, (1A) and (1B)”;
after paragraph (2), insert —“(2A) In addition, paragraph (1B) does not apply to —
the driver of a vehicle which is being used —
by the Authority to carry out any function or duty of the Authority;
to carry out works on a public street, where such works have been approved by the Authority under section 17(1) of the Street Works Act 1995; or
to carry out any emergency works on a public street mentioned in regulation 31(1) of the Street Works (Works on Public Streets) Regulations (Rg 2);
the driver of a vehicle which has been authorised by the National Parks Board, the Public Utilities Board or the National Environment Agency (as the case may be) to be used to carry out any works that require the use of the bus‑only lane and are necessary to carry out any function or duty of the National Parks Board, the Public Utilities Board or the National Environment Agency (as the case may be), other than the works mentioned in regulation 31(1) of the Street Works (Works on Public Streets) Regulations; and
the driver of a vehicle which has been authorised by the licensee of any bus interchange, bus park, bus terminal or bus depot (as the case may be) to be used by that licensee, provided that the vehicle is being driven on a bus‑only lane that leads into or out of any bus interchange, bus park, bus terminal or bus depot, as the case may be.”; and
in paragraph (3), in the definition of “bus lane”, after “part‑day bus lane”, insert “, or bus‑only lane”.
Amendment of rule 8A
In the principal Rules, in rule 8A(2), in the definition of “part‑day bicycle lane”, replace “rule 7(11AA)” with “rule 7(11AC)”.
Amendment of Schedule
In the principal Rules, in the Schedule, in Part III —
after diagram 114A, insert —“DIAGRAM 114B“BUS-ONLY LANE”; and
after diagram 115(h), insert —“DIAGRAM 115(i)DIAGRAM 115(j)DIAGRAM 115(k)DIAGRAM 115(l)”.
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