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Bituminous Overlay Reduces Traffic Noise
Author(s):
Klossner, Herbert O., County Engineer
Origin:
Minnesota
Date:
July, 1973
Categories:
Noise
Key Words:

Summary:
It’s a little quieter these days next to Crosstown Highway in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Last August, Hennepin County
Public Works Department maintenance crews placed a thin bituminous overlay on a 1½-mile portion of the highway in an
effort to reduce the sound levels caused by tire-pavement interaction by smoothing the concrete surface, which had
been severely worn by studded tires.
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