Study of Traffic noise levels in singapore

Environmental noise generated by traffic is an area of environmental concern especially with the rising vehicle populations and the near proximity of housing to the roads. The study of traffic noise affecting public housing in Singapore is of great importance. This study seeks to obtain detailed noise measurements at the various locations chosen in order to ascertain the actual noise levels and characteristics and the degree of the problem faced. This paper intends to present the field measurements results which will eventually be used in a detailed comparison study where the measured values are compared against those calculated using commercially available predictive software to understand the causes for the variations between the two sets of results.