In a bid to combat escalating traffic noise pollution, a novel study presents a semianalytical meshless method to optimize the acoustic performance of sound barriers. The research focuses on enhancing ...

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Regarding “The I-81 project will add miles and miles of noise barriers. How did the state decide where they should go?” (Aug. 15, 2024): The New York state Department of Transportation should include ...

Solar noise barriers are not a new technology. There are thousands of miles of noise barriers already sporting slick solar systems. Many of these systems have been installed in Europe, although the ...

When Elizabeth Leich was young, she said she planted acorns along Interstate 81 with the hope that big oak trees would drown the highway sound and help her mother sleep at night. Decades later, she ...

The Connecticut General Assembly’s Transportation Committee has approved a bill that would require the state Department of Transportation to schedule for and fund construction of certain highway noise ...