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Sound Barrier
Sent to National Highways less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 5520256.
Dear Sir/Madam,
I would like to ask how i can go about requesting for the current sound barrier near our home to be extended slightly. Since we moved in the road noise from the A31 is making it difficult for our infant son to sleep. We note there is a sound barrier but it stops out side the house next to ours. Right opposite our home there effectively no sound barrier.
How can we go about having one installed, if we were to also part supplement the cost if need be?
Many thanks for your time and attention
Kind Regards, Mr James Hammond
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Thank you for submitting this enquiry
Within noise important area’s actions to reduce the impact of noise are called ‘mitigation measures’. Mitigation can be provided through noise barriers and noise insulation and low noise resurfacing.
We install noise barriers and other forms of sound mitigation within Noise Important Areas (NIAs) as designated by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). The results of DEFRA’s last noise mapping survey were published in 2019. https://www.gov.uk/ government/ publications/ strategic-noise-mapping-2019
For further information regarding our noise policy please follow the link to our website https://nationalhighways.co.uk/ our-roads/ environment/ air-quality-and-noise/ noise/
A noise barrier has been installed at this location and so no further mitigation is planned at present.
We have passed your report on to the relevant department who will investigate your concerns.
In the future could you please report issues such as this to our Customer Contact Centre as this reporting tool is designed for defects such as a broken sign or barrier, litter, overgrown vegetation or potholes.
Our Customer Contact Centre, available 24 hours a day at: • 0300 123 5000 • info@nationalhighways.co.uk
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National Highways
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