Hi,
What would be the best way to build a 900 meter fence that is next to a highway (ideally for noise control)? We are in a rural area. Any suggestions would be very helpful.
Thank you,
Katie
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https://www.google.com/search?q=sound+attenuation+fence&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari
A good place to start is education on the science. There’s got to be lot of history and ideas a search away. If you had the time to grow a natural barrier there’s nothing more natural, that works and looks good as well.
I have seen the commercial kind lining the hiways through cities and they go from butt ugly to, on rare occasion, well I guess it works.
Best of luck !
The best way would be if the highway department put one in on their right-of-way.
As Calvin points out, they do tend to the utilitarian side of things to look at.
You might be better off improving the tightness of your house, or a small area you would like protected from the highway noise.
https://www.virginiadot.org/projects/resources/noisewalls/Statewide_average_barrier_cost_.pdf Five years ago, the average cost was $42 per square foot.
so if you needed a noise wall 20 ft tall, 2953 feet long, would be 59060 square feet.
$2,480,520 (which is why the highway department is not likely to put one in unless you can make a good case.)
That would buy a lot of new windows, external sound deadening insulation and siding, sound deadening internal treatments, berm walls and landscaping near the house.