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2019 Short Course – Environment – New 2019 Noise Policy October 15, 2019
2019 Traffic Noise PolicyNew Noise Policy and Implementation Guidance Requirements
October 15, 2019
2019 Short Course – Environment – New 2019 Noise Policy October 15, 2019
Table of contents
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Effective Date and Overview of Changes
Acoustic Feasibility
Reasonableness – Standard and Alternate Barrier Costs
Absorptive Treatment
Reasonableness – Cost Averaging
Noise Workshop Requirements
Existing Model Validation
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23-26Traffic Noise Toolkit, Training, and Conclusion8
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Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes!
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2011:
2019:
Streamlined - Requirements OnlyAddresses requirements outlined in
23 CFR 772 that must be specified bythe state DOT and approved by FHWA
User-friendlyGuidance, how-to instructions & examples
Can be updated without formal FHWA approval
On ToolkitFHWA Approved onDecember 31, 2018
Coming Soon toNoise Toolkit
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Is project environmentally cleared?
Does project require a Reevaluation for noise
AND/ORa Noise Workshop?
Use 2019 Noise Policy
NO
YES Noise analysis started on or after December 31, 2019
NO
YES
Use either2011 Guidelines OR 2019 Noise Policy
YES
Reevaluation or workshop started on or after December
31, 2019
YES
NO
Stop. No action required.
NO
2019 Policy Goes into Effect December 31, 2019!!!!Use the 2011 Noise Guidelines or the 2019 Noise Policy?
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What Changed?
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OR
Determine Need for a Traffic Noise Analysis(Type I project)
Collect Data
Determine Impact
Consider/EvaluateAbatement Measures
Measure/Model Noise Levels
Existing Levels(Field Measurement, Model,
Model Validation)
Predicted Levels(Model)
IF
Predicted levels exceed existing by more than
10 dB(A)
Predicted levels approach, equal, or exceed the NAC
Absolute impact Relative impact
Traffic Noise Workshop(s)
• Validation of existing condition model
• Feasibility criteria• Reasonableness criteria• Cost averaging• Absorptive treatments
• Timing• Voting requirements
Changes are summarized in a Memo datedFebruary 6, 2019
(copy in Traffic Noise Toolkit)
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Consider Noise Abatement for Predicted Traffic Noise Impacts
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Feasibility
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A noise abatement measure is notacoustically feasible unless:
the measure achieves a noise reduction of at least 5 dB(A) at greater than 50% of first-row impacted
receptorsAND
benefits a minimum of two impacted receptors.
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Feasibility
No barrier analysis for a single receiver (residence, restaurant)
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Must benefit at least 2 impacted receptors
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Reasonableness Factors
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Noise reduction design goal– at least a 7 dB(A) reduction for at least one
benefited receptor
Cost reasonableness– Standard Barrier Cost– Alternate Barrier Cost (optional)
Solicitation of Viewpoints
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Cost Reasonableness – Standard Barrier Cost
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2011• Less than 1,388 square feet
per benefited receptor• ($18 square foot/$25k per benefiter)
2019• Less than 1,500 square feet
per benefited receptor• ($35 square foot/$52.5k per benefiter)
Square footage allowance per benefiter Updated cost amounts behind the sqft value
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Cost Reasonableness – Alternate Barrier Cost
If unusual construction is required, this cost can be accounted for with an alternate cost method….
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Not cost reasonable if the Alternate Barrier Cost is
greater than two times the Standard Barrier Cost
(currently 2X = $105k per benefiting receptor)
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Cost Reasonableness – Alternate Barrier Cost
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Cost Reasonableness – Alternate Barrier Cost
Optional Method!
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Cost Reasonableness – Alternate Barrier Cost
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Cost Reasonableness – Alternate Barrier Cost
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Absorptive Treatments
When the width between two parallel noise barriers is less than 10 times the barrier height, consider sound absorptive treatments to reduce acoustic reflections
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<<< parallel barriers >>>consider absorptive treatment
when width:height ≤ 10:1
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Reasonableness - Cost Averaging
A method to leverage more abatement for a corridor by using very cost-reasonable barriers (i.e. low square footage per benefited receptor values) to “share” the extra allowance with barriers that are not otherwise cost reasonable.
Requirements for Cost Averaging:– Square footage per benefited
receptor for each barrier is less than two times the Standard Barrier Cost criterion, AND
– Collectively, the square footage per benefited receptor for all barriers being averaged do not exceed the Standard Barrier Cost criterion
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Optional Method! Contact an ENV noise SME to discuss and request a copy of the methodology
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Barrier 135
benefiters
Barrier 228
benefiters
Barrier 312
benefiters
Barrier 412
benefiters
Barrier 53
benefiters
Barrier 69
benefiters
Cost averaging
Sq Ft per Benefiter“Extra” Sq Ft Exceeds Criterion
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Reasonable – Solicitation of Viewpoints
Noise Workshops Must conduct at least one informative “noise workshop”
Who can vote? Send ballots to:
– all benefited receptors– non-benefited receptors that border or are directly adjacent to a proposed
abatement measure Both property owners and non-owner residents are eligible to vote
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Reasonable – Solicitation of Viewpoints
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PROPOSED NOISE BARRIER
-5.4 -4.6
-2.3-3.5-4.1
-6.3 -7.8 -6.3 -5.2
-5.0 -4.5 -3.7
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Reasonable – Solicitation of Viewpoints (continued)
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Weighted Ballot One vote allocated per residential receptor
(i.e. each house or apartment unit)
10% of vote to resident or renter (0.1 vote)90% of vote to owner (0.9 vote)
If owner-occupied, response counts as 1 vote
Tallying Votes Clarification: Failure to respond does not mean a “yes” or a “no” vote.
Approval of a noise barrier based on majority of votes RECEIVED
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Reasonable – Solicitation of Viewpoints (continued)
Low Response Rate Recommend additional rounds of voting to achieve a response from a
majority of receptors If < 25% response rate after two rounds of voting, then decision made after
required consultation with ENV SMEs and TxDOT management
Re-voting Once a decision has been made, re-voting only
considered when:– An error in original noise workshop voting process– A substantial change to a proposed abatement since
the workshop– An approved barrier has not been constructed within
five years of a noise workshop, due to project delays
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What is Existing Model Validation?
Required to verify the accuracy of noise model used to predict existing noise levels for the project The existing noise model is validated if measured noise levels and
predicted noise levels (from a validation model with field-collected traffic inputs) are within +/-3 dB(A).
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Validation demonstrates that you have prepareda GOOD MODEL
that can predict existing noise levelsthat are reasonably accurate.
Therefore, the existing model can be updated to include the proposed design with a higher degree
of confidence.
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Existing Model Validation
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Select Validation Site(s)
Input Field-collected Traffic Data to
Existing Condition Validation Model
Collect Field Measurements
Coordinate with District Noise Specialist or ENV Subject Matter Expert
Sound Level MeasurementdB(A) Leq(h)
Traffic Information• Count number and
types of vehicles• Determine speed
Minimum 15-minutemeasurement period
Collect sound level measurements and traffic info simultaneously
Field-measured Sound Level
Model-calculated Sound Level
Compare Levels
Existing model is Validated Take additional
measurements, adjust model, and/or document
why not validated
NO YES
Is difference within(+/-) 3 dB(A)?
Use to predict existing noise (with TPP traffic) and update with future design and traffic
to predict future noise
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ENV Traffic Noise Toolkit
www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/division/environmental/compliance-toolkits/traffic-noise.html
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Memo summarizing changes & effective date
2019 Noise Policy
Coming Soon!Noise Policy Implementation Guidance
FHWA-ApprovedCost Proposal Memo
Alternate Barrier CostAssessment Worksheet
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Training
ENV125 – Traffic Noise BasicsProvides a general overview of the Traffic Noise process, including the new noise policy and concentrating on interpretation of results and documentation requirements. (Pre-requisite for ENV115)
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ENV115 – Traffic Noise Analysis Teaches how to prepare a traffic noise analysis using the TNM 2.5 software and how to document the analysis. Students should have some familiarity with GIS and CAD applications.
Next Class: November 13-14, 2019 (Austin)
Next Class: November 12, 2019 (Austin)
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Conclusion
Summary of Big Changes for 2019 Noise Policy:– 1 Validation Requirements– 2 New Feasible Criteria for Abatement– 3 New Cost Reasonable Criteria for Abatement– 4 Noise Workshop Voting Changes
2019 Policy Goes into Effect December 31, 2019!!!!
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Contact ENV Noise SMEs
Ray Umscheid512-416-3025Ray.Umscheid@txdot.gov
Meredith Worthen512-416-2612Meredith.Worthen@txdot.gov
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Questions?
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