M25: Noise

(asked on 16th October 2024) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 October 2024 to Question 5795 on M25: Noise, how much Next Generation Concrete Surfacing is expected to reduce noise levels by.


Answered by
Lilian Greenwood Portrait
Lilian Greenwood
Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
This question was answered on 25th October 2024

Trials conducted on the M1 suggest that Next Generation Concrete Surfacing (NGCS) could yield a reduction of between 3.4 and 3.7 dB(A) in the noise generated between the vehicle tyre and the concrete road surface.

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