[sustran] Re: Residential Sound Insulation

[Alan P Howes]

In the UK, legislation enacted in the 70s? provided for compensation
for home owners (occupiers?) affected by noise from highway (and
other?) projects. In fact I myself received UKP 900 when a highway was
built about 250m. from my house, leading to a perceptible (but slight)
ambient noise increase.

But I am afraid I can't give you any more references. Nor can I tell
you how the costs of compensation compare with costs of sound
insulation.

On Wed, 26 Jul 2000 21:40:30 (GMT), you 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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