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College Park East resident urges Seal Beach to press Caltrans on 405 noise, requests rubberized asphalt
Summary
Resident Lisa Bodie Hurd told the council measured average daily noise in College Park East is 66.9 decibels — above Seal Beach's stated 50 dB limit — and asked the city to request a Caltrans noise reanalysis and specify rubberized asphalt on the next Long Beach corridor resurfacing.
At the start of public comment, resident Lisa Bodie Hurd said noise from the 405 Freeway had grown "significantly worse" after a Caltrans expansion and that neighbors documented average daily noise of "66.9 decibels," which she characterized as exceeding the city's limit. Hurd said neighbors had recorded those levels at different times of day and that the noise now intrudes into nighttime indoor conditions when windows are open.
Hurd asked the council to write to Caltrans requesting two steps: a noise reanalysis and a redesign of the sound wall, and that the city request the use of rubberized asphalt in the next resurfacing through the Long Beach corridor because the material can reduce noise quickly and at relatively low additional cost. Mayor Landau thanked Hurd and said the city would note the request; no formal council action was taken on the item during this meeting.
