ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION OF COMMUNITY NOISE IMPACTS FROM MAJOR HIGHWAY PROJECTS-A PROPONENT'S APPROACH

摘要

In 1989 the B.C. Ministry of Transportation (MoT) first adopted a policy to address traffic noise impacts at residences and schools associated with projects involving new or substantially-upgraded Provincial highways. Strictly speaking, the policy applies only to freeway and expressway projects. However, it has been used on some MoT projects that do not fully qualify as controlled access highways. In addition, the policy has been used as a guideline on projects sponsored by the BC Transportation Financing Authority (BCTFA) and the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink).