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Table 7
Noise Barrier Construction Material Area By Height

Material Area
(10,000 Square Feet)
Height Concrete Block Wood Metal Berm Brick Combination Absorptive All Mat'ls
>=30 Feet 87 5 36 0 9 0 98 0 235
27-29 Feet 43 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 62
24-26 Feet 251 7 52 8 8 0 25 5 357
21-23 Feet 729 6 60 0 32 0 54 33 913
18-20 Feet 1,835 238 245 48 26 18 453 104 2,967
15-17 Feet 2,327 524 317 189 58 33 494 55 3,997
12-14 Feet 1,949 1,620 177 105 36 29 481 135 4,530
9-11 Feet 642 835 248 72 192 26 202 20 2,236
6-8 Feet 289 160 131 5 57 10 88 6 748
<6 Feet 13 4 2 2 9 0 1 0 31
ALL 8,164 3,399 1,267 428 428 115 1,910 363 16,075

NOTE: Square feet of noise barriers constructed with 'Other' materials - 1,811,622


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