That should provide noise reduction to about 70 homes in Pannaway Manor, he said. Neighbors in the middle-class neighborhood of smaller homes have been advocating for a sound wall or sound barrier ...

R-rating is how the level of insulation is measured. Walls are mostly R-16 or higher, ceilings and attics are mostly R-30 or higher. Other things to be considered are sound barriers and fire ...

“Our back yard is surrounded by pine trees,” Karen Carroll said. ... They were told by turnpike officials that they may be eligible for 10-foot tall sound barrier walls.

Construction on a new concrete sound barrier along I-75 in Perrysburg is underway, ... “There was a huge hole in the wall with an engine on fire in the backyard here,” Sicotte recalled.

What it doesn’t have, at least for the time being, is a barrier wall to protect youngsters and outdoor enthusiasts from noise and air pollution generated by the traffic whizzing by on Interstate ...

A German research team is field testing new module concepts that can be integrated into noise barrier walls alongside roadways or railways. The hope is that some of the designs will emerge as cost ...

BOARDMAN — A sound wall along Interstate 680 will reduce freeway noise for many residents, but not all. Those left out are not pleased and say it would not take much to fix the problem.

“A noise barrier is considered feasible if it would provide a substantial noise reduction (5 dba or more) for three or more impacted receptors and would not pose safety or maintenance problems.” ...

Residents of Wellington's VillageWalk meet with state leaders and Florida Turnpike officials tonight, to request sound barrier walls. Longtime neighbors say their homes border the turnpike — and ...

Mt. Lebanon artist Brian Peters stands next to one of the sound barriers he designed to be installed along the Route 28 improvement project site in Aspinwall and O’Hara Township.