What Those Ugly Concrete Walls Along The Highway Are Really Designed To Do

Those tall walls along the side of the highway aren't there to prevent cars from crashing into your backyard. Here's what ...
The Scranton Times-Tribune

Assess sound on highway

Many critics 25 years ago assailed construction of the Casey Highway as the waste of $500 million on a “road to nowhere.” Back then, before it was named for Gov. Robert P. Casey, who shepherded the ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Residents along rebuilt Hwy. 40 brace for noise Sound walls have some gaps, and traffic is likely to be heavier. TRANSPORTATION

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. RICHMOND HEIGHTS - Bob Morgan anticipates his days of relative tranquillity are numbered. Although Missouri has budgeted $23.5 ...
Mankato Free Press

Residents asked to sound off on new Hwy 169 noise walls

The fate of new noise-pollution walls — which could be added along Highway 169 in North Mankato and Mankato as part of an upcoming construction project — is being decided this month. In a ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Solar panels on Mass. highway sound barrier wall could power 120 homes

SUNLIGHT IS ABOUT TO PLAY HOST TO A BUNCH OF SOLAR PANELS. WE’RE USED TO SEEING SOLAR PANELS ALONG SIDE THE HIGHWAY, BUT WE COULD SOON THE STATE HARNESSING SAROL ENERGY ON HIGHWAY SOUND BARRIERS LIKE ...