NEA takes action against contractor for exceeding noise limits after Pasir Ris resident kept awake till 1am
A Pasir Ris resident was kept awake till 1am by noise from a construction site despite having to get up at 6am for work.
The construction is for Pasir Ris East MRT station on the Cross Island Line.
Stomper H shared videos of the noise at Pasir Ris Drive 4, near Block 213 Pasir Ris Street 21 and Pasir Ris East Community Club, on Oct 29 at 11.30pm.
H said the din was "so loud" and continued past midnight.
"I was very frustrated that they did the work so late at night, when I had to get up at 6am the next day for work," he lamented. "I couldn't sleep until 1am."
The Stomper wrote in to the National Environment Agency (NEA), who informed him that action had been taken against the contractor for exceeding permitted noise levels.
NEA said in its email reply: "Our investigation revealed that the contractor was carrying out diaphragm wall concreting work and road diversion during the time of feedback.
"Our checks of the noise levels recorded revealed that the contractor had exceeded the noise limits, and we have taken enforcement action against the contractor.
"We have reminded the contractor to be considerate to nearby residents when carrying out work, and implement local noise mitigating measures on site where possible, to reduce the noise disamenity.
"We have also requested LTA, as the developer of the project, to work with the contractor to follow up on the concerns regarding construction noise from the worksite, and ensure that adequate noise mitigating measures are implemented."
