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Issue 8 | September 23 , 2021

U.S. 69 Noise Study Results to be Made Public in November

New Policy Will Maintain Results Consistency with Older Projects

Following approval of Express Toll Lanes as part of the U.S. 69 Expansion Project (69Express) earlier this summer, the Project Team has been completing the environmental assessment (EA), which includes a noise study.

The results of the 69Express noise study are now expected to be ready and publicly available in November, approximately eight weeks later than originally scheduled, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT).

“KDOT delayed the noise analysis to conduct reviews of its current noise policy and the noise analysis performed in this corridor as part of previous projects on U.S. 69 and I-435,” said Lindsey Douglas, KDOT Deputy Secretary. “Given the previous work in the corridor, and similar development that has occurred, KDOT wants to maintain consistency between previous projects and this current project by applying similar noise analysis criteria.”

Next steps

KDOT will complete the detailed noise study for the 69Express project using the criteria used for the earlier I-435 and U.S. 69 projects. The analysis will include updated traffic volumes and design information for the current and projected conditions for U.S. 69.

Results, including recommendations for noise abatement such as sound walls, will be shared with City officials in November and presented at a public meeting in the first half of December as follows:

Noise study results and noise abatement recommendations will be reviewed with City Council mid-November.
Noise abatement recommendations will be incorporated into the EA to be released for public comment by early December.
Noise abatement recommendations will be discussed at the next public meeting scheduled for December 8.
For locations where noise abatement measures are recommended, meetings will be held with property owners in January 2022 to discuss whether they desire the recommended abatement measures.
If the noise analysis includes recommendations for noise abatement and noise measures are desired by affected property owners, they will be constructed as part of the 69Express project.

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