IMPACT OF HIGHWAY EXPANSION ON COMMUNITY NOISE LEVELS

Noise impacts associated with transportation facilities may be classified as follows: primary impacts, or long-term changes in noise levels in a transportation corridor due to highway improvements; secondary impacts or long-term changes in noise levels in the community surrounding the transportation corridor; and noise impacts associated with construction of proposed highway improvements. In areas of sensitive residential land use, where local opposition to proposed highway improvements is anticipated, coordination with relevant review agencies and community interest groups is extremely important. This coordination is discussed and the resulting methodology developed for the Kalanianaole Highway Noise Study in Hawaii is presented.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the 22nd Institute of Environmental Science Annual Technical Meeting: Environmental Technology '76, held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 26-28, 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Environmental Sciences

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• Authors:
  • Michalove, R A
  • Chen, T C
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 121-124
• Serial:
  • Institute of Environmental Sciences, Proceedings
  • Volume: 22
  • Publisher: Institute of Environmental Sciences

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communities; Coordination; Environmental impacts; Environmental protection; Highways; Improvements; Land use; Noise; Sound level; Transportation corridors
• Old TRIS Terms: Highway systems
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Environment; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00156392
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 29 1977 12:00AM