Quick facts for kids
Land Transport Authority
| Agency overview |
| Formed |
1 September 1995 |
| Preceding agencies |
- Registry of Vehicles
- Mass Rapid Transit Corporation
- Roads & Transportation Division of the Public Works Department
- Land Transportation Division of the Ministry of Communications
|
| Jurisdiction |
Government of Singapore |
| Headquarters |
1 Hampshire Road Singapore 219428 |
| Agency executives |
- Chan Heng Loon Alan, Chairman
- Ngien Hoon Ping, Chief Executive
|
| Parent agency |
Ministry of Transport |
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.
The Land Transport Authority's headquarters at the former Kandang Kerbau Women's and Children's Hospital.
The LTA Gallery is located at the LTA office at Hampshire Road
