Oral Reply by Minister for Transport Khaw Boon Wan to Parliamentary Question on Noise Barriers for Khatib MRT Station

Er Dr Lee Bee Wah asked the Minister for Transport 

a.     whether the tender for noise barriers for MRT tracks at Khatib station has been awarded, and

b.     when will the work commence onsite and when will it be completed.  

Reply by Minister for Transport Khaw Boon Wan:

1.     We target to call the tender for noise barriers for Khatib and other areas identified for Phase 2 of the programme in the first half of this year. There has been a slight delay due to the need to take into account the lessons and outcomes from Phase 1. After tender award, LTA will need some time to finalise the design for each of the locations under Phase 2. The timeline for installation also needs to be closely coordinated with many other rail maintenance, improvement, and upgrading works that compete for precious engineering hours.  We target to start installation works around 2020 for completion by 2022.