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WE JESDAY, NOVEMBER 9,
1994
(B)
THE GOVERNMENT IS CURRENTLY STUDYING THE OF REDUCING THE NOISE PROBLEMS OF EXISTING ROADS. STUDY WILL IDENTIFY THE ROADS THAT REQUIRE MEASURES, THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF SUCH TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY AND FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS. FINDINGS OF THE STUDY, WHICH WILL BE COMPLETED IN
HOW THE NOISE YEARS, WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE
FEASIBILITY
THE
MITIGATION
MEASURES,
THE
TWO
PROBLEMS SHOULD BE TACKLED.
NOISE ANNEX ALSO BEEN
IN THE MEANTIME, GOVERNMENT HAS APPLIED QUIET FRICTION COURSE SURFACING AT 14 SITES TO REDUCE TRAFFIC MAJOR ROADS. A LIST OF THESE SITES IS AT· FROM
HAVE B) (ANNEX A. ANOTHER 4 SITES IDENTIFIED RECENTLY AND FUNDS ARE BEING SOUGHT FOR THE WORK. HOWEVER, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS HAS LOW DURABILITY AND IS LESS REDUCTION ON LOW SPEED ROADS.
MATERIAL EFFECTIVE IN NOISE
/Annex A
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