Between 2008 and 2010 roughly 554 million worth of sound walls were built.
Highway sound barrier walls cost per mile.
Each state has a different threshold for what triggers the need for a reasonable intervention.
The average cost per mile for the walls is 1 8 million in ohio.
If the road noise 200 feet from the highway hits the threshold of 67 decibels then odot must consider building a noise barrier.
This translates into a fourteen foot high wall typical costing about 3 9 million dollars per mile.
The concept of the sound barrier and how it works is remarkably simple.
If the road noise 200 feet from the highway hits the threshold of 67 decibels then odot must consider building a noise barrier.
Sound wall in california by michael patrick cc by sa 2 0 a 2010 survey by the federal highway administration counted 2 748 linear miles of noise barriers built along highways in the u s.
The barriers are largely made of concrete and cost over 2 million per mile with some 6 billion spent on them through 2013.
According to the federal highway administration the average cost of building a sound wall is 30 78 per square foot.
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The average cost per mile for the walls is 1 8 million in ohio.
Thus the approximate average cost for a typical one mile long 16 foot high wooden plank noise barrier is about 1 million.
Construction costs for rural barriers may be lower and urban barriers may be much higher.
But how do these walls work and what led to their development.
Disadvantages of concrete highway barriers.
The total spent on sound walls through 2013 the most recent government figures tops 6 billion.
Newer research proves concrete sound barrier walls are some of the worst offenders for creating unwanted and unpredictable reflected noise issues.
Current construction costs average 51 61 per square foot.
Highway walls are expensive running more than 2 million per linear mile for one side of the highway rymer said.
The sound waves hit the wall and the reflective surface of the concrete causes the sound wave to go in the opposite direction.