{"id":6161,"date":"2019-10-21T09:14:44","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T09:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smartouch.com.sg\/post\/?p=6161"},"modified":"2025-07-07T01:51:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T01:51:20","slug":"bca-epss-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartouch.com.sg\/post\/bca-epss-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Contract To Install Noise Barriers Awarded"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart-adver\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"smart-3854111465\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1806286982415317\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1806286982415317\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><p><div class=\"or_row\"><div class=\"or_column   or_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"or-col-container\"><div class=\"or_text_block\"><\/p>\n<table class=\"mcnTextContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu; font-size: 13px;\">Smart Touch Technology is a 15 years experienced software, hardware and consultancy company. We specialized in the field of software development Including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartouch.com.sg\/bca-epss-solution-bas-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BCA BAS EPSS solution<\/a>, payroll (IRAS), \u00a0time and attendance (TMS), eLeave for \u00a0HR system (HRMS), \u00a0job costing, worker dormitory system, hostel billing managment system, visitor management system (VMS) for security system solution, cloud TMS for multi-chain solution.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"or_text_block\"><p> <span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 14px;\">Being near an MRT station does have its benefits, but there are a few downsides too. Some people don\u2019t like the large crowds that an MRT station brings, opting instead to live in a quiet estate away from the hustle and bustle of urban life.<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"or_text_block\"><p> <span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 14px;\">In 2017, residents living near the Downtown Line 3 complained of noise from construction work happening in the wee hours of the morning and constant dust entering their homes. While the Land Transport Authority will look to minimise the inconvenience to residents, there will certainly be some disturbances.<\/span> <\/p><div class=\"smart-advertise\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"smart-1795442186\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Advertisement -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1806286982415317\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3480965656\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"or_text_block\"><p> <span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Looking for<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartouch.com.sg\/bca-epss-solution-bas-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BCA System<\/a>?<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"or_text_block\"><p> <span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 14px;\">A contract to design and install 5.5km of railway noise barriers under the third phase of the Land Transport Authority\u2019s (LTA) railway noise barrier programme has been awarded to PBT Engineering.<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"or_row or_row_inner\"><div class=\"or_column_inner  or_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"or_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"or_row\"><div class=\"or_column   or_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"or-col-container\"><div class=\"\" style=\"height: 20px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"or_shortcode or_single_image\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a  href=\"http:\/\/www.smartouch.com.sg\/bca-epss-solution-bas-system\/\" title=\"Face Recognition Biometric Reader\"><img  title=\"Contract To Install Noise Barriers Awarded\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartouch.com.sg\/post\/wp-content\/plugins\/origin_pro\/assets\/images\/get_logo.png\" class=\"or_image_empty\"  alt=\"Contract To Install Noise Barriers Awarded\"  \/><\/a><p class=\"scapt\">Face Recognition Biometric Reader<\/p><\/div><div class=\"\" style=\"height: 20px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"or_text_block\"><p> <span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 14px;\">The contract will cover 16 locations, which runs from Pasir Ris to Kembangan stations along the East-West Line, and from Jurong East to Khatib stations along the North-South Line.<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"or_text_block\"><p> <span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 14px;\">Once completed in 2023, LTA expects the noise barriers to reduce noise levels from passing trains by five to 10 decibels.<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 14px;\">It noted that the type of noise barriers to be installed depends on the tracks\u2019 profile and noise level\u3002<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"or_text_block\"><p> <span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 15px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Click here to find out more about<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartouch.com.sg\/bca-epss-solution-bas-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BCA EPSS System<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"or_text_block\"><p> <span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 14px;\">Noise barriers at turnout sections, where trains switch tracks, \u201chave a semi-enclosed \u201cportal\u201d design to handle the higher noise levels, whereas those along plainline or straight tracks are vertical\u201d.<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"or_text_block\"><p> <span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 14px;\">LTA explained that installing a portal noise barrier usually takes three times as long as vertical barriers due to the larger columns required.<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"\" style=\"height: 20px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"or_shortcode or_single_image\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a  href=\"http:\/\/www.smartouch.com.sg\/bca-epss-solution-bas-system\/\" title=\"Biometric Authentication Terminal\"><img  title=\"Contract To Install Noise Barriers Awarded\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartouch.com.sg\/post\/wp-content\/plugins\/origin_pro\/assets\/images\/get_logo.png\" class=\"or_image_empty\"  alt=\"Contract To Install Noise Barriers Awarded\"  \/><\/a><p class=\"scapt\">Biometric Authentication Terminal<\/p><\/div><div class=\"\" style=\"height: 20px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"or_text_block\"><p> <span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 14px;\">It also revealed that the installation of noise barriers has \u201cgained momentum due to the implementation of early closures and late openings for MRT stations along the NSEWL\u201d.<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"or_text_block\"><p> <span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 14px;\">\u201cThe additional engineering hours have provided LTA and SMRT with more track access time for maintenance and improvement works, including the installation of noise barriers,\u201d it said.<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"or_text_block\"><p> <span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Click here to find out more about<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartouch.com.sg\/bca-epss-solution-bas-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BCA EPSS System<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"or_text_block\"><p> <span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 14px;\">According to LTA, Phase 1 was completed in 2018, with 11.5km of noise barriers, while Phase 2 is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2020. Meanwhile, Phase 3 looks set to be completed in 2023, bringing the total length of noise barriers to 27km.<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"or_text_block\"><p> <span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 14px;\">\u201cPhase 3\u2019s completion in 2023 will bring the total length of railway noise barriers installed across the island to 27km,\u201d added LTA.<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6165,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartouch.com.sg\/post\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartouch.com.sg\/post\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartouch.com.sg\/post\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartouch.com.sg\/post\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartouch.com.sg\/post\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6161"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartouch.com.sg\/post\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6164,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartouch.com.sg\/post\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6161\/revisions\/6164"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartouch.com.sg\/post\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartouch.com.sg\/post\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartouch.com.sg\/post\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartouch.com.sg\/post\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}