The U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Special Programs Administration, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), Acoustics Facility, in support of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Office of Natural Environment and Planning, has developed the updated "FHWA Highway Noise Barrier Design Handbook."
A special thanks go to Rudy Hendriks of CALTRANS, Win Lindeman of Florida DOT, and Ken Polcak of Maryland State Highway Administradon, Domenick Billera of New Jersey DOT, Bill McColl of New York DOT, and Jim Byers of Pennsylvania DOT for reviewing the draft document and providing their invaluable insight and comments.
In addition, the information provided by the FHWA, State Transportation Agencies, and individuals contributed to ensuring the accuracy and level of detail of the final document. The authors are grateful to the following individuals for their support and timely commentary:
Agency/Company |
Location |
Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Bowlby and Associates, Inc | Brentwood, TN | William Bowlby |
| CALTRANS | Sacramento, CA | Rudy Hendriks |
| Carsonite International | Richmond, VA and Citrus Heights, CA |
Paul DuBay and Paul Schubring |
| Colorado DOT | Denver, CO | Makeba Adesunloye |
| Concrete Placementt Systems | Chantilly, VA | Bob Glasgow |
| Concrete Solutions Inc. | Austin, TX | Wendy Bucher and Boone Bucher |
| Connecticut DOT | Newington, CT | Carmine Trotta |
| Durisol | Hamilton, ON, Canada | Hans J. Rerup |
| Florida DOT, District 4 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | Ken Campbell |
| Florida DOT, District 6 | Miami, FL | Laura Letson |
| Florida DOT, Central Office | Tallahassee, FL | Win Lindeman |
| Industrial Acoustics | Bronx, NY | Gary Figallo |
| MD State Highway Administration | Baltimore, MD | Ken Polcak |
| Minnesota DOT | Saint Paul, MN | Melvin Roseen |
| New Jersey DOT | Trenton, NJ | Domenick Billera |
| New York DOT | Albany, NY | Bill McColl |
| North Carolina DOT | Raleigh, NC | John Alford/Steve Walker |
| Ohio DOT | Athens, OH | Elvin Pinckney |
| Ohio University | Columbus, OH | Lloyd Herman |
| Oregon DOT | Salem, OR | Dave Goodwin |
| Pennsylvania DOT | Harrisburg, PA | Jim Byers |
| Powell Contracting | Richmond Hill, ON, Canada | Dwight Powell |
| Quebec Ministry of Transportation | Montreal, PQ, Canada | Line Gamache |
| Smith-Midland Company | Midland, VA | Ashley Smith |
| Sound Zero Corporation | Birdsboro, PA | Mark Murphy |
| University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL | Roger Wayson |
| US Gypsum | Chicago, IL | Richard Kacskowski |
| Virginia DOT | Richmond, VA | Cary Adkins |
| Wall Journal | Lehigh Acres, FL | El Angove |
| Wisconsin DOT | Milwaukee, WI | Jay Waldschmidt |
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