Criteria Used in Determining Location, Nature and Length of MRT Noise Barriers

Debated in Parliament on 13 Sep 2016.

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Leon Perera asked the Ministry for Transport about the criteria for determining MRT noise barrier location, nature, and length, and whether barriers could be extended to fully cover residential areas near tracks.
Khaw Boon Wan stated that the Land Transport Authority prioritizes installing noise barriers along elevated MRT tracks where noise levels in adjacent residential developments exceed the NEA's recommended threshold of 67 decibels averaged over an hour.
The response did not directly address the second part of the question regarding extending barriers to fully cover residential areas, focusing instead on the existing noise threshold criterion.

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Leon Perera

Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Transport (a) what is the criteria used to determine the location, nature and length of MRT noise barriers; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider extending the noise barriers in areas that are close to residential units where current sound barriers do not extend to the whole residential area.

Khaw Boon Wan

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) gives priority to the installation of noise barriers along elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) tracks where the noise level in adjacent residential developments due to the MRT exceeds the National Environment Agency's (NEA) recommended threshold criterion of 67 decibels, averaged over an hour.

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Leon Perera asked the Ministry for Transport about the criteria for determining MRT noise barrier location, nature, and length, and whether barriers could be extended to fully cover residential areas near tracks.
Khaw Boon Wan stated that the Land Transport Authority prioritizes installing noise barriers along elevated MRT tracks where noise levels in adjacent residential developments exceed the NEA's recommended threshold of 67 decibels averaged over an hour.
The response did not directly address the second part of the question regarding extending barriers to fully cover residential areas, focusing instead on the existing noise threshold criterion.

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Criteria Used in Determining Location, Nature and Length of MRT Noise Barriers

Debated in Parliament on 13 Sep 2016.

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Leon Perera asked the Ministry for Transport about the criteria for determining MRT noise barrier location, nature, and length, and whether barriers could be extended to fully cover residential areas near tracks.
Khaw Boon Wan stated that the Land Transport Authority prioritizes installing noise barriers along elevated MRT tracks where noise levels in adjacent residential developments exceed the NEA's recommended threshold of 67 decibels averaged over an hour.
The response did not directly address the second part of the question regarding extending barriers to fully cover residential areas, focusing instead on the existing noise threshold criterion.

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Leon Perera

Khaw Boon Wan

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Leon Perera asked the Ministry for Transport about the criteria for determining MRT noise barrier location, nature, and length, and whether barriers could be extended to fully cover residential areas near tracks.
Khaw Boon Wan stated that the Land Transport Authority prioritizes installing noise barriers along elevated MRT tracks where noise levels in adjacent residential developments exceed the NEA's recommended threshold of 67 decibels averaged over an hour.
The response did not directly address the second part of the question regarding extending barriers to fully cover residential areas, focusing instead on the existing noise threshold criterion.

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Criteria Used in Determining Location, Nature and Length of MRT Noise Barriers

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Criteria Used in Determining Location, Nature and Length of MRT Noise Barriers

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