Indianapolis neighborhood to get sound barrier
Recently, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) notified residents it will build a sound barrier between German Church Road and Grassy Creek to reduce the traffic noise. Sound walls are typically twenty feet in eight, and can reduce noise by up to seven decibels.
Two lanes were added to I-70 several years ago, increasing the noise level in the Autumn Glen neighborhood, an area that's home to many older residents as well as an assisted-living facility.
Robin Shackleford, the state representative for this area, said she was contacted by members of the Autumn Glen Homeowners Association who were concerned about the noise. She reviewed the situation, saying she knew an environmental impact study had been done before INDOT widened the interstate, but was not sure why no sound barrier had been built. She noted that the noise is so loud people cannot hear one another talk, and are spending less and less time outside.
Shackleford understood residents had a legitimate complaint, and contacted Brandey Hendrickson, INDOT commissioner, who helped decide if Autumn Glen met the criteria for a sound barrier. Shackleford said Hendrickson understood the problem immediately, and said it needed to be solved. Preliminary studies should be finished some time in 2017, and the barrier itself should be in place before the end of 2018.
Projects like this can benefit when officials work with flyer printing companies, which can devise informational mailers for area residents.
Two lanes were added to I-70 several years ago, increasing the noise level in the Autumn Glen neighborhood, an area that's home to many older residents as well as an assisted-living facility.
Robin Shackleford, the state representative for this area, said she was contacted by members of the Autumn Glen Homeowners Association who were concerned about the noise. She reviewed the situation, saying she knew an environmental impact study had been done before INDOT widened the interstate, but was not sure why no sound barrier had been built. She noted that the noise is so loud people cannot hear one another talk, and are spending less and less time outside.
Shackleford understood residents had a legitimate complaint, and contacted Brandey Hendrickson, INDOT commissioner, who helped decide if Autumn Glen met the criteria for a sound barrier. Shackleford said Hendrickson understood the problem immediately, and said it needed to be solved. Preliminary studies should be finished some time in 2017, and the barrier itself should be in place before the end of 2018.
Projects like this can benefit when officials work with flyer printing companies, which can devise informational mailers for area residents.