CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A new study shows something many homeowners already feel — traffic noise can hurt home values. Researchers looked at what happens when cities build sound barriers along busy highways ...

In a bid to combat escalating traffic noise pollution, a novel study presents a semianalytical meshless method to optimize the acoustic performance of sound barriers. The research focuses on enhancing ...

How much more money are homeowners willing to pay for a house with less traffic noise? According to a recent study, a lot. Researchers analyzed home prices for nearly 600,000 properties in Florida ...

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 ...

Transportation officials have installed the state's first transparent noise-screening panel as part of a pilot project in northern Kentucky, our Hearst affiliate WLWT reports.The project, which was ...

INDIANAPOLIS — On one of the coldest nights in Indianapolis last week, Vanessa Thornton could see progress at work. A sound barrier wall was being replaced along I-65 southbound in the neighborhood on ...

Construction on three new noise barriers along Interstate 894 in Greenfield is set to begin in mid-July, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The project is expected to be ...

Ko-Solar, a U.S.-based solar technologies, and R. Kohlhauer, a German noise barrier systems specialist, announced plans to offer turnkey PV-integrated wall and sound barrier systems for transportation ...