What Those Ugly Concrete Walls Along The Highway Are Really Designed To Do

Those tall walls along the side of the highway aren't there to prevent cars from crashing into your backyard. Here's what ...
Palo Alto Weekly

Menlo Park home designed with 14-foot sound wall to block unwanted noise is among ‘modern marvels’ open to the public on Saturday

A 14-foot-tall concrete wall wraps around the exterior side of the home facing the street. Photo by Bruce Damonte, courtesy Silicon Valley Home Tour. Sharp angles, clean lines, neutral colors, open ...
Taunton Daily Gazette

Berkley man wants to build wall to block motocross noise — Neighbors don't want to hear it

BERKLEY — Berkley Selectmen will soon be visiting 1 Ricardo Way to listen to the noises neighbors say the motocross race track there makes. Its the town's latest move in addressing the neighbors' ...
Tri-City Herald

$2M Highway 395 noise barrier isn’t finished. But it’s already covered with graffiti

Graffiti mars both sides of the new concrete block sound wall north of the blue bridge on Highway 395 next to the Flamingo Village Mobile Home Village in Pasco. Bob Brawdy bbrawdy@tricityherald.com ...
KSHB Kansas City

Where KDOT recommends noise walls along expanded US 69

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Transportation recommends installing 14 walls to block noise from traffic along U.S. 69 as the department works to expand the highway from four lanes to ...