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‘The noise is terrible’: Residents say quality of life affected by North-South Corridor construction

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Mr Jack Patel looking at the traffic and construction from the second-storey apartment he rented along Thomson Road.

Mr Jack Patel looking at the traffic and construction from the second-storey apartment he rented along Thomson Road.

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SINGAPORE - Every day from about 1pm to 3pm, the floor of Mr Min Thit Saing’s rental unit shakes due to the construction work going on metres away from his home at Block 10D Braddell View.

The operations executive works primarily from home, so he also has to deal with the pounding and whirring of machines used to construct the North-South Corridor (NSC), a 21.5km transport route that will run right next to the 24-year-old’s apartment block.

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