For the RC2 plan there were sound barriers installed on the south side of Route 1 near the Neshaminy high school. There will be as many if not more traffic traveling on the RC3 portion of the highway. We would be surprised once the findings come out that there will be required in some area where there is housing close to the highway. Now sound barriers only work well when there is no interruption in them. Wouldn’t this eliminate all if not many of the service roads and driveway access as there is not enough room for both. Are you working on a plan to have sound barriers installed and when will that be available to the public.

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For the RC2 plan there were sound barriers installed on the south side of Route 1 near the Neshaminy high school. There will be as many if not more traffic traveling on the RC3 portion of the highway. We would be surprised once the findings come out that there will be required in some area where there is housing close to the highway. Now sound barriers only work well when there is no interruption in them. Wouldn’t this eliminate all if not many of the service roads and driveway access as there is not enough room for both. Are you working on a plan to have sound barriers installed and when will that be available to the public.

A detailed noise study is being completed for the project. If warranted, reasonable and feasible in accordance with PennDOT Publication 24, noise walls will be proposed as part of this project.  In areas where noise walls are proposed, the local impacted property owners will have a vote on whether to accept the noise wall.  A simple majority will determine whether the potential proposed noise wall will be incorporated into the project.