Regular Inspection and Pruning of Trees along Roads

Debated in Parliament on 10 Sep 2018.

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Joan Pereira asked how often trees along roads are inspected and pruned to prevent overshadowing of street lamps and how many public feedback instances were received on this issue in the past year.
Lawrence Wong stated that NParks oversees about two million urban trees, pruning them at least once or twice a year before monsoon seasons and conducting regular health inspections, with additional pruning as needed.
NParks ensures pruning addresses tree structure and that branches do not block street lamp light, and in 2017, received about 200 public reports on trees blocking lamps, which was less than 1% of annual feedback on roadside greenery.
The public can report trees covering street lamps via the OneService app or by calling the NParks hotline for timely action.

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Joan Pereira

Ms Joan Pereira asked the Minister for National Development (a) how regularly are trees along roads inspected and pruned to ensure that they do not overshadow street lamps; and (b) how many instances of feedback have been received from the public concerning trees covering street lamps in the past year.

Lawrence Wong

The National Parks Board (NParks) oversees about two million urban trees across Singapore. Depending on their species, trees are pruned at least once or twice a year prior to the monsoon seasons. NParks also conducts regular health inspections on its trees. Additional pruning may be carried out as a result of these inspections. While pruning is usually carried out to improve the structure and balance of trees, NParks also ensures that branches do not block the light from street lamps during its pruning exercises.

In 2017, NParks received about 200 reports from the public about trees blocking street lamps. These made up less than 1% of the feedback that NParks receives per year on roadside greenery. If members of the public spot trees covering street lamps, they can report it through the OneService mobile app or by calling the NParks hotline.

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Joan Pereira asked how often trees along roads are inspected and pruned to prevent overshadowing of street lamps and how many public feedback instances were received on this issue in the past year.
Lawrence Wong stated that NParks oversees about two million urban trees, pruning them at least once or twice a year before monsoon seasons and conducting regular health inspections, with additional pruning as needed.
NParks ensures pruning addresses tree structure and that branches do not block street lamp light, and in 2017, received about 200 public reports on trees blocking lamps, which was less than 1% of annual feedback on roadside greenery.
The public can report trees covering street lamps via the OneService app or by calling the NParks hotline for timely action.

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Regular Inspection and Pruning of Trees along Roads

Debated in Parliament on 10 Sep 2018.

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Joan Pereira asked how often trees along roads are inspected and pruned to prevent overshadowing of street lamps and how many public feedback instances were received on this issue in the past year.
Lawrence Wong stated that NParks oversees about two million urban trees, pruning them at least once or twice a year before monsoon seasons and conducting regular health inspections, with additional pruning as needed.
NParks ensures pruning addresses tree structure and that branches do not block street lamp light, and in 2017, received about 200 public reports on trees blocking lamps, which was less than 1% of annual feedback on roadside greenery.
The public can report trees covering street lamps via the OneService app or by calling the NParks hotline for timely action.

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Joan Pereira

Lawrence Wong

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Joan Pereira asked how often trees along roads are inspected and pruned to prevent overshadowing of street lamps and how many public feedback instances were received on this issue in the past year.
Lawrence Wong stated that NParks oversees about two million urban trees, pruning them at least once or twice a year before monsoon seasons and conducting regular health inspections, with additional pruning as needed.
NParks ensures pruning addresses tree structure and that branches do not block street lamp light, and in 2017, received about 200 public reports on trees blocking lamps, which was less than 1% of annual feedback on roadside greenery.
The public can report trees covering street lamps via the OneService app or by calling the NParks hotline for timely action.

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