[sustran] Re: Residential Sound Insulation

[Jain Alok]

A lot has been done with regard to noise mitigation in Hong Kong but I
cannot at this moment point you to a consolidated source. For railway noise
mitigation, you may find some details at:

http://www.kcrc.com/

KCRC is currently constructing a heavy rail (West Rail) which passes through
dense urban areas. Some innovative approaches on railway noise mitigation
has been tested here. After completion West Rail would probably be the
quietest railway in the world. If you need more details on railways, I can
provide.

Alok Jain
Hong Kong
> -----Original Message-----
> From: arorap at u.washington.edu [mailto:arorap at u.washington.edu]
> Sent: July 27, 2000 5:41 AM
> To: sustran-discuss at jca.ax.apc.org
> Subject: [sustran] Residential Sound Insulation
> 
> 
> The Puget Sound Region is planning on building a light rail 
> line through the
> city.  There is a potential that the line will be built above 
> ground in some
> areas and will take up additional ROW on arterial streets.  
> To accommodate
> the road will have to be widened and it will move vehicle 
> traffic closer to
> residential homes.  There is a concern that this will impose 
> higher than
> normal noise issues in these neighborhoods.  We are looking at noise
> barriers and noise barrier programs that may have been implemented for
> similar projects to use as a paradigm for our project.  If 
> you have had
> experience working on developing a similar project or know of 
> someone that
> has I am very interested in getting some feedback about the 
> experience and
> suggestions on ways to make it as successful as possible. 
> Thank you,
> Pamela Arora
> 
> 
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