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Table 1 Noise Barrier Construction By State Through 2007

  Square Feet
(Thousands)
  Linear Miles
Alabama0Alabama0.0
Alaska426,239Alaska7.9
Arizona12,982,106Arizona183.9
Arkansas92,025Arkansas1.3
California31,080,300California491.4
Colorado5,551,875Colorado95.3
Connecticut3,183,512Connecticut34.3
Delaware54,970Delaware0.8
District of Columbia0District of Columbia0.0
Eastern Dir. Fed.149,307Eastern Dir. Fed.2.5
Florida10,665,089Florida123.4
Georgia4,148,688Georgia48.4
Hawaii105,580Hawaii2.3
Idaho557,685Idaho8.4
Illinois4,736,199Illinois76.9
Indiana3,281,663Indiana40.9
Iowa625,506Iowa9.2
Kansas420,510Kansas5.2
Kentucky535,808Kentucky6.8
Louisiana1,619,190Louisiana18.9
Maine26,387Maine0.3
Maryland9,729,150Maryland94.9
Massachusetts841,843Massachusetts12.4
Michigan3,527,483Michigan52.5
Minnesota9,186,444Minnesota103.7
Mississippi91,500Mississippi1.2
Missouri1,357,705Missouri19.2
Montana0Montana0.0
Nebraksa33,520Nebraksa0.5
Nebraska277,409Nebraska3.8
Nevada2,950,446Nevada45.0
New Hampshire700,484New Hampshire8.7
New Jersey9,579,671New Jersey98.5
New Mexico1,221,114New Mexico22.4
New York8,592,457New York108.9
North Carolina3,583,939North Carolina38.0
North Dakota93,952North Dakota1.0
Ohio11,663,179Ohio152.7
Okalahoma79,199Okalahoma1.2
Oklahoma720,053Oklahoma11.9
Oregon3,465,636Oregon57.9
Pennsylvania7,299,261Pennsylvania97.8
Puerto Rico817,775Puerto Rico13.2
Rhode Island0Rhode Island0.0
South Carolina178,930South Carolina2.0
South Dakota0South Dakota0.0
Tennessee1,636,480Tennessee22.3
Texas3,497,420Texas53.8
Utah6,004,098Utah84.0
Vermont19,616Vermont0.6
Virginia11,835,929Virginia134.8
Washington5,283,548Washington84.0
West Virginia13,774West Virginia0.3
Wisconsin1,904,694Wisconsin20.8
Wyoming7,688Wyoming0.2
Total 186,437,036   2,506.4

 

  Actual Cost
(Millions)
  Cost in 2007 Dollars
($Millions)
Alabama0.0Alabama0.0
Alaska5.8Alaska7.6
Arizona296.8Arizona351.3
Arkansas0.5Arkansas1.0
California404.8California654.3
Colorado85.3Colorado114.7
Connecticut29.1Connecticut45.2
Delaware0.1Delaware0.3
District of Columbia0.0District of Columbia0.0
Eastern Dir. Fed.1.4Eastern Dir. Fed.2.7
Florida269.7Florida314.1
Georgia49.9Georgia63.7
Hawaii2.6Hawaii3.4
Idaho9.3Idaho11.3
Illinois82.1Illinois117.2
Indiana58.2Indiana67.2
Iowa16.6Iowa18.9
Kansas9.8Kansas10.7
Kentucky8.8Kentucky11.4
Louisiana44.2Louisiana50.1
Maine0.3Maine0.4
Maryland245.8Maryland324.4
Massachusetts30.8Massachusetts35.1
Michigan80.7Michigan115.4
Minnesota107.0Minnesota157.0
Mississippi3.4Mississippi3.4
Missouri23.7Missouri27.9
Montana 0.0Montana0.0
Nebraksa1.3Nebraksa 1.3
Nebraska4.6Nebraska6.2
Nevada50.0Nevada58.5
New Hampshire13.0New Hampshire16.2
New Jersey208.7New Jersey310.2
New Mexico28.4New Mexico34.4
New York256.6New York321.7
North Carolina27.4North Carolina40.4
North Dakota0.4North Dakota0.4
Ohio179.5Ohio217.1
Okalahoma3.0Okalahoma3.0
Oklahoma10.3Oklahoma13.2
Oregon36.7Oregon52.7
Pennsylvania204.4Pennsylvania264.7
Puerto Rico27.9Puerto Rico34.0
Rhode Island 0.0Rhode Island0.0
South Carolina2.0South Carolina2.9
South Dakota0.0South Dakota0.0
Tennessee24.2Tennessee36.7
Texas58.7Texas81.0
Utah47.6Utah60.2
Vermont0.3Vermont0.5
Virginia185.4Virginia262.8
Washington80.0Washington104.3
West Virginia0.1West Virginia0.2
Wisconsin29.0Wisconsin42.7
Wyoming0.1Wyoming0.1
Total 3,345.8   4,474.2

Table 1 lists the States with the most barrier construction by area, length, and cost


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