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Application For Permission To Carry Out Trench And Pit Excavation Within Railway Protection Zone

RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEMS ACT (CHAPTER 263 A)

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ROTECTION

ESTRICTED

CTIVITIES

EGULATIONS

Application for Permission to Carry Out Trench and Pit Excavation

Within Railway Protection Zone

This form may take you 5 minutes to fill in.

You will need the following information to fill in the form:

(a) Project title and description of works

(b) Dates of commencement and completion works

(d) Name, address and contact/ fax no. of engineer-in-charge

(e) Name and contact no. of site supervisor

Explanatory notes:

(a)

Trench and pit excavations within the railway protection zone is a restricted activity in the

schedule of the Rapid Transit Systems (Railway Protection, Restricted Activities) Regulations;

These include:-

All trenches and pits which are within the railway protection zone of any part of

(i)

a railway which is below the ground; and

All trenches and pits which are within the railway protection zone of any part of a railway

(ii)

which is at grade or above the ground except those mentioned in paragraph 2 (b) below.

Application shall be made to the Land Transport Authority for permission to carry out these

activities using the prescribed form.

(b)

Permission from the Authority is not required for excavation of trenches and pits that are less than

2 meters deep and are located:-

(i)

At least 6 meters beyond the outermost edge of any part of MRT/LRT viaduct

structures, above ground MRT/LRT stations, above ground rapid transit system depot; or

(ii)

At least 6 meters clear of the fencing of railway which is at grade.

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Please complete the application form and submit/ fax it with the following documents to:

Deputy Director

Development and Building Control Division

Land Transport Authority

251 North Bridge Road

Singapore 179102

Fax No: 63328223

1. Site plan (to scale)

2. Layout plan indicating location of proposed works with respect to the railway protection zone.

3. Plan and cross-sections (to scale) indicating :

(a) Trench dimensions & maximum excavation depth

(b) * Machine clearance below MRT/LRT viaduct

(d) * Piling details

4. Method statement for proposed works

5. Certificates of machines and operators

6. Name, identity certificate and contact number of supervisor from Services Department

* Delete where not applicable

LTA DBC RAIL-S1 (Sep2005)

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Application For Permission To Carry Out Trench And Pit Excavation Within Railway Protection Zone

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