ORLANDO, Fla. – Ever wonder why the highway sounds louder at night, even when traffic seems lighter? Well, believe it or not, it has to do with the weather. We decided to break down the elements to ...

Many critics 25 years ago assailed construction of the Casey Highway as the waste of $500 million on a “road to nowhere.” Back then, before it was named for Gov. Robert P. Casey, who shepherded the ...

With Interstates 495 and 95 converging together in our region, there's plenty of unwanted highway noise to go around. The noise serves as the background hum across a wide corridor of Greater ...

Federal and state rules require sound barriers in highway expansions that meet certain criteria. Engineers must show that a barrier would reduce noise by a noticeable amount — 5 decibels or more.

BRENTWOOD — When the monotony of all-day distance learning gets to be too much, Sukumar Dash’s children would like to take their breaks by opening the windows for a breath of fresh air, but they don’t ...