Highway Noise Abatement Measures: 1994 Survey of Practice

Storey, Beverly B.; Godfrey, Sally H.

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Highway Noise Abatement Measures: 1994 Survey of Practice

1994-11-01
By Storey, Beverly B. ; Godfrey, Sally H.

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Creators:

Storey, Beverly B. ; Godfrey, Sally H.
Corporate Creators:

Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
Corporate Contributors:

Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Transfer Office
Subject/TRT Terms:
Publication/ Report Number:

TX-95/1994-4
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Texas ; United States ; Puerto Rico ; Europe ; Canada
Edition:

Interim: September 1993-August 1994
Corporate Publisher:

Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
Abstract:

The potential environmental impact of noise pollution from highway facilities has become a difficult problem to solve for the TxDOT planners and design engineers. Noise mitigation for projects can greatly increase their costs and public opposition. Additional right-of-way acquisition in urban areas is often cost prohibitive which limits design alternatives. Highway noise walls are a design solution that fits most transportation agency needs. The research is focused upon a survey of practice sent to all state transportation agencies, Puerto Rico, and Ontario, Canada to determine their success and failures with noise abatement design issues such as policy, material selection, maintenance, aesthetics, acoustics, community participation and construction. Examples from transportation agencies and literature will show noise abatement projects in the United States, Canada and Europe. A list of available noise abatement systems and computer software for analysis and design are included in this report.
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PDF
Funding:

7-1994
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/83391/dot_83391_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 8.75 MB]
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US Transportation Collection
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