Public Project: Shady Grove Road Noise Abatement
Description
The Department of Public Works and Transportation (DPWT) is in the process of installing three segments of noise walls along Shady Grove Road. The noise walls include: an 848-foot long wall on the north side of the road, approximately 11 feet to 18 feet in height) and 832 foot long wall on the south side between Metro access road interchange and Briardale Road, which is approximately 10 feet to 18.5 feet in height. The final noise wall segment on the north side beginning about 300 feet east of Briardale Road is approximately 7.5 feet to 15 feet in height.
Montgomery County Agency Contact
Department of Public Works and Transportation (DPWT)
Division of Capital Development- Kamoru Banjo
101 Monroe Street, 11th Floor
Rockville, MD 20850
240-777-7245
M-NCPPC Staff Contact
Larry Cole,
Transportation Planning Division
301-495- 4528
Larry.Cole@mncppc-mc.org
Case Number and Planning Board Review
Mandatory Referral No. 06802-DPWT-1, October 26, 2006.
County Procedures
The Capital Improvement Program project description number is No. 500338 for this project. For each segment of noise wall, the County’s noise policy requires approval by at least 60% of benefited homeowners, but also requires approval by all of the homeowners from whom right-of-way would be required. The noise policy limits the County’s costs to $50,000 per benefited residence, but no homeowner contribution is anticipated for this project.
Date of last update: August 29, 2007