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House bill to create MDOT noise‑abatement account draws residents' testimony after I‑75 reconstruction
Summary
House Bill 4,084 would create a state account administered by MDOT to fund construction and repair of highway sound walls. Sponsor Representative Robinson argued the measure would target noise impacts using a scoring system; residents near I‑75 testified about years-long struggles to secure abatement.
Representative Andrew Robinson presented House Bill 4,084 to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, describing a proposal to create a state program and account to build and maintain highway sound walls to reduce traffic noise for nearby neighborhoods.
"This bill creates a state program to help build and maintain sound walls along highways to reduce traffic noise in nearby neighborhoods," Robinson told the committee, adding that the Michigan Department of Transportation "would run the program, MDOT can build or repair sound walls itself, or give money in the form of grants or loans to local road authorities like cities or counties." Robinson emphasized the bill "creates an account" and does not itself appropriate funds: "This isn't about a fund. This is merely to create an account."
Robinson said MDOT would create a scoring system to allocate grants, based on factors…
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