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What are those tall concrete walls along the highway actually for?

The tall concrete walls that run along many of our highways are highway traffic noise barriers. According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), these noise barriers can reduce traffic noise by ...

What Are Those Doors In Highway Sound Walls For?

Highway sound walls help reduce the negative impacts of noise pollution caused by heavy traffic. But what are the strange ...
Jalopnik

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

Ever noticed those 8-to-20-foot-high concrete walls that stretch almost endlessly along busy patches of highways? They may seem like barriers meant to prevent your car from careening uncontrollably ...
Forbes

Can Solar Help Cut The Traffic Noise In Your Neighborhood?

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 ...
CNN

You were right — traffic noise is indeed pushing up your blood pressure

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