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Title:

Saint Johns Bluff Road Pile Driver Acoustical Blanket Noise Reduction Analysis; Jacksonville, Florida

Accession Number:

01054199

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Institute of Noise Control Engineering

Iowa State University, 210 Marston Hall
Ames, IA 50011-2153 United States

Abstract:

This paper describes how the Florida Department of Transportation, (FDOT), District II, as a result of various ongoing legal issues with the City of Jacksonville, was abruptly forced to meet compliance within the City of Jacksonville Noise Ordinance program for all ongoing construction projects within the city limits. Specifically FDOT was required to meet the Jacksonville Environmental Protection Board - Rule 4.0 Noise Pollution Control (Section 4.208 Construction or Maintenance Projects). This section of the noise ordinance limits construction related noise levels to 65 dBA when measured at the closest adjacent residential land use property line. Further, the noise ordinance specifically required that all compliance noise monitoring was to be conducted with a real time octave band analyzer. Due to the close proximity of residential land uses along both the east and west sides of Saint Johns Bluff Road, along with the significant noise levels associated with pile driving operations, the FDOT was forced to develop a reasonable and feasible noise abatement technique that would allow the timely completion of the pile driving phase of the roadway construction project. Failure to comply with the local jurisdiction noise ordinance would result in potential project delays until compliance was demonstrated to the City of Jacksonville. The enforcement of this local jurisdiction noise ordinance had wide spread implications ranging from potential project delays on all roadway work within the city limits to increased traffic congestion on roadway projects under construction. Further, all roadway construction projects previously approved by the FDOT had to consider an increased project cost that would specifically include the necessary noise abatement techniques to meet the City of Jacksonville Noise Ordinance for Construction Projects.

Monograph Accession #:

01054353

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Institute of Noise Control Engineering

Iowa State University, 210 Marston Hall
Ames, IA 50011-2153 United States

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Kinney, Bernard I

Editors:

Burroughs, Courtney B
Maling, George C

Pagination:

pp 300-305

Publication Date:

2004

Conference:

Noise-Con 04. The 2004 National Conference on Noise Control Engineering

Location: Baltimore Maryland, United States
Date: 2004-7-12 to 2004-7-14
Sponsors: Institute of Noise Control Engineering; Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

CD-ROM

Features:

References (1) ; Tables (2)

Geographic Terms:

Jacksonville (Florida)

Subject Areas:

Construction; Energy; Environment; Highways; I15: Environment

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Jul 16 2007 5:31PM