Arizona Quiet Pavement Pilot Program: Comprehensive Report

Details

• Creators:
  Donavan, Paul ; Janello, Carrie
• Corporate Creators:
  Illingworth & Rodkin, Inc.
• Corporate Contributors:
  Arizona. Dept. of Transportation ; Arizona. Dept. of Transportation. Research Center ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Traffic noise
  • Tire/pavement noise
  • Noise control
  • Sound absorption
  • Asphalt rubber
  • Freeways
  • Friction
  • Quiet pavement
  • highway traffic noise
  • traffic noise model
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-AZ-18-577-2
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Arizona ; United States
• TRIS Online Accession Number:
  01674133
• Edition:
  FINAL
• Corporate Publisher:
  Arizona. Dept. of Transportation ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-Materials ; NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-Pavement Management and Performance
• Abstract:
  The Quiet Pavement Pilot Program (QPPP) was developed in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration to evaluate the noise benefit of asphalt rubber friction course (ARFC) on urban freeways in the Phoenix, Arizona, area. The research was conducted periodically over 10 years and involved the use of three types of testing methods to assess the potential of ARFC as a noise abatement measure: Type 1 examined tire/pavement noise at the source; Type 2 examined noise in residential neighborhoods near the freeways; and Type 3 evaluated noise using direct measures of traffic noise adjacent to the freeways. Sound absorption measurements were also made at specific sites at various times throughout the project. Type 1 measurements documented an average initial reduction of 8.7 dBA and an average increase of 0.5 dB/year afterward. The Type 2 measurements revealed an average initial reduction of 5.2 dBA, while the Type 3 measurements showed an average initial reduction of 9.1 dBA and an average increase of 0.5 dB/year.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  SPR-PL-1(65)-577
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/36903/dot_36903_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 15.93 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c3e64ae04e0cf6ce35caa21f35607a9f596130bb3647428cdd550cda71e62e17