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Consultant says Paseo del Norte noise study may undercount impacts; urges DOT re‑examination
Summary
A village‑commissioned review found the Paseo del Norte sound‑wall study used a higher FHWA threshold and a limited monitoring window; the reviewer recommended reconsidering an applicable ‘category A’ standard, adding measurement windows and lower‑cost barrier options before concluding whether DOT funding is justified.
Petroglyph Consulting contractor Chuck Thomas presented Nov. 19 with a technical second look at a March 2024 Paseo del Norte noise study. Thomas, a licensed civil engineer, said the original study used FHWA category B/C criteria (about 66–67 decibels) to screen for abatement but noted that the village and settlement language describing the Rio Grande valley’s…
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