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Commission reviews sound studies and agrees to pilot low-cost mitigation; sound walls deemed impractical
Summary
Staff summarized prior sound studies, explained federal noise-study requirements for highway projects, and reported a $40,000 pilot fund to test berm/tree mitigation; sound walls were described as costly, visually intrusive and impractical in many Wildwood locations.
Planning staff and public-works representatives reviewed prior sound-study findings and mitigation options for roadways affecting residential areas and town-center-adjacent developments. Staff reported the city has set aside $40,000 for a pilot program to test landscape/berm solutions on a Highway 100 corridor section where measured noise levels exceed recommended thresholds.
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