[sustran] Re: Residential Sound Insulation

[Prof S L Dhingra]

Study undertaken by Maharashtra State Road Development
Corportation (MSRDC) for the Haji Ali Wilson College 3.2 Km Viaduct is a  
good example I can cite. Please go their web page for details: msrdc.org

With warm compliments,
Sincerely,
dhingra
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On Wed, 26 Jul 2000 arorap at u.washington.edu wrote:

> 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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