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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 January 2022


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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.