Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on Noise from HDB BTO Construction Sites in Woodlands by Ms Grace Fu, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment

11 JAN 2022

Written Reply by Ms Grace Fu, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, to Parliamentary Question on Noise from HDB BTO Construction Sites in Woodlands

Question :

*2370. Ms Mariam Jaafar : To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) for the past three months, what is the number of instances of non-compliance with regulatory noise limits detected by noise meters installed at the HDB BTO construction sites in Woodlands; (b) what is the breakdown by projects; and (b) what penalties have been imposed.

Answer:

  1. From October to December 2021, the National Environment Agency received 15 instances of feedback on construction noise from Housing Development Board Build-to-Order projects in Woodlands. Aside from one project for which investigations are ongoing, there were no instances of non-compliance with the permissible noise limits recorded by noise meters installed.