“We should be embarking on decarbonisation measures, including projects that affect the quality of the environment and people’s lives,” said SS2C PJD Link Awareness Team coordinator Alice Tan.
“It will be 14.4km long and 23m wide, have 11 interchanges and 21 ramps – this will add to the PM2.5 released into a mature neighbourhood,” said Tan. “With improved traffic flow, buses and other road-based public transport options will also see improved travel times and regular schedules,” he said. “There will be temporary noise barriers or perimeter hoarding, piling shroud and acoustic enclosures.To minimise water pollution during the construction and operational phases, Amrish said there would be temporary drains, silt traps and fence, check dams and if necessary, an active treatment system to prevent discharge to waterways.
Water would be directed down the piers into sumps and discharged into the nearest waterway, he explained.