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Noise Barriers Construction Trends

Material Average Unit Cost By Year

Material Average Unit Cost
(2004 $/Square Foot)
Year Concrete Block Wood Metal Berm Brick Combination Absorptive
1963-1993 24 21 18 17 5 25 17 29
1994 21 19 16 17 8 31 23 20
1995 21 20 11 15 6 17 26 16
1996 17 21 15 0 13 0 23 28
1997 25 11 38 0 2 0 26 0
1998 22 15 19 12 5 0 15 30
1999 27 20 22 43 3 0 26 19
2000 23 35 19 0 7 0 13 33
2001 23 22 18 16 0 29 10 17
2002 32 29 16 13 4 39 17 24
2003 24 26 20 18 4 0 4 20
2004 21 25 13 14 0 0 11 21
ALL 24 21 18 16 6 25 17 24

NOTE: Square feet of noise barriers constructed with 'Other' materials - 1,811,622
Costing approximately - $29 per square foot.

Updated: 06/27/2017
Updated: 6/27/2017
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