JAPANESE EXPERIENCE WITH HIGHWAY NOISE AND NOISE ABATEMENT MEASURES

Japan's economic growth since the 1950s has increased transportation demand, and a nationwide system is now being constructed. One of the main issues regarding highway improvement is to harmonize highway construction with its surrounding environment. This report describes the Japanese experience with noise abatement measures, including the use of absorptive and reflective barriers, shelters, plantings, and buffer zones. Because of the high population density and much mountainous country, use of alternative routes has proved extremely difficult. Cost comparison studies indicate that both on-highway (barriers) and off-highway (building insulation) noise abatement measures should be used for effectiveness and economy. /Author/

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  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/sr/sr168/sr168-002.pdf
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  • Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Proceedings of a conference held July 22-23, 1975, and sponsored by the Social, Economic, and Environmental Factors Section of the TRB and the School of Environment and Engineering of Cornell University.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board (TRB)

  Washington, DC   
• Authors:
  • Kitamura, Teruki
  • Torii, Yasumasa
• Conference:
  • Conference on Transportation and Land Use Planning Abroad
  • Date: 1975-7-22 to 1975-7-23
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 3-10
• Monograph Title: Transportation and land use planning abroad
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 168
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0360-859X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Electric insulating materials; Environment; Highways; Insulating materials; Land use; Noise barriers; Noise control; Population; Road construction; Transportation; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Old TRIS Terms: Buffers
• Subject Areas: Economics; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00139630
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Nov 17 1976 12:00AM