Resurfacing a motorway with porous asphalt: effects on rural noise exposure and community response
Report 536
Document Status
Current
Supplement
Civil & Structural Supplement
Series
Report
Abstract
Noise and interview surveys conducted prior to the resurfacing of a jointed concrete section of the M40 in Summer 1994, and one and four years later; measuring the effectiveness of porous asphalt in reducing traffic noise at a distance from the motorway, and effects of the noise changes on nearby residents.
Author
Baughan, C. J. et al.
History
Prepared for Traffic Safety and Environment Division (TSE), Highways Agency.
Subjects
- Civil engineering, infrastructure and public utilities
- Transport facilities
- Roads
- Streetworks/road maintenance
- Special road surfacings
Publisher History
The Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) is an internationally recognised organisation providing research, consultancy, testing and certification for all aspects of transport.
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