Silence really is golden — and homeowners are willing to pay more for it. Specifically, when traffic noise fades, home values tend to creep up. A new academic study by the National Bureau of Academic ...

Tall concrete walls running along American highways are probably a familiar sight to most, but have you stopped to ask what they actually do?

The right temperatures and wind conditions can bend highway noise like a prism bends light, thwarting roadside sound barriers and plopping sounds as loud as a vacuum cleaner into the yards of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GRAND CHUTE - Nine noise barriers will be installed along Interstate 41 through the Fox Valley as part of the expansion project.

When it comes to highway sound barriers, pre-cast concrete has remained the industry standard because of a lack of acceptable, cost-effective alternatives. However, the Pennsylvania Turnpike ...

Solar noise barriers are not a new technology. There are thousands of miles of noise barriers already sporting slick solar systems. Many of these systems have been installed in Europe, although the ...

NASHUA – Within the last month, the trees and shrubs that shielded Scott Martin’s home from the noise of Rt. 3 have been removed — courtesy of the state Department of Transportation. Located at the ...

APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) - With work set to begin to widen I-41 from four to six lanes in April, people who live near the project are getting a chance tell the Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation what they ...

GRAND CHUTE - Nine noise barriers will be installed along Interstate 41 through the Fox Valley as part of the expansion project. Over 800 households voted earlier this year on whether noise barriers ...