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Lake Cove residents press Seabrook to seek TxDOT study for Highway 146 sound barrier
Summary
Residents from the Lake Cove subdivision urged council to request a new noise study and consider a sound wall along State Highway 146 after traffic and an overpass increased neighborhood noise; council asked staff to contact TxDOT to explore whether TxDOT will perform or fund a new study.
Lake Cove residents told the Seabrook City Council on Jan. 23 that long‑standing traffic noise along State Highway 146 has worsened since construction of the overpass and asked the city to pursue a new sound study and a possible sound barrier.
Bill Berger, a Lake Cove homeowner and board secretary, said a 2013 sound study predated the overpass and that his neighborhood’s recent homeowner poll (15% participation) found 93% of respondents favored a new study. Berger told council that truck noise and higher speeds…
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