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Walt Smith Way residents ask Vandalia council to study sound barrier along I‑75 after clearing of trees
Summary
Residents from Walt Smith Way urged the Vandalia City Council on May 5 to investigate whether a sound barrier could be installed along Interstate 75 after nearby woods were cleared, citing increased highway noise. City staff agreed to follow up and collect contact information for the neighborhood.
Two residents asked the Vandalia City Council on May 5 to look into installing a sound‑barrier wall along I‑75 near Walt Smith Way after recent tree clearing removed a longstanding buffer.
Richard James of 697 Walt Smith Way told council he and neighbors are now exposed to highway noise after nearby woods were cleared for new construction. “The noise has gotten three times as loud as it was…
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