LAYTON — The West Davis Highway is garnering positive marks from users along the corridor after opening just seven weeks ago, though some issues have emerged as well, including increased noise ...

ANN ARBOR, MI — The roar of traffic coming from the M-14 highway serves as a constant backdrop on the Wines Elementary School playground in Ann Arbor. At times, it can sound like a plane taking ...

ANN ARBOR, MI — The Michigan Department of Transportation has declined to take up Ann Arbor’s request to look into ways to abate M-14 highway noise. “The type of actions being requested are ...

VDOT’s response was that they had already done a noise study in the area in the 1980s before this neighborhood was even built. “Then I reached out to the city,” Word said.

Noise relief concessions could account for $10 million or more of the $180 million in costs to widen Del. 1 from Del. 273 to the Roth Bridge, highway officials said Tuesday night.

As Antwerp, Belgium, works to reduce traffic, it’s also using fountains to help hide current highway noise. [Image: courtesy Aifoon] BY Adele Peters 2 minute read.