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Barrier Height

A barrier that just breaks the line of sight between the noise source and noise receiver reduces traffic noise by 5 dBA.  Each additional two feet in noise barrier height reduces the traffic noise level one dBA.  However, a point will be reached where additional barrier height does not provide additional noise reduction.

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