CEDR Knowledge Sharing on Noise Management and Abatement

Noise is an important factor to be considered when it comes to developing, upgrading and maintaining national road networks in Europe. Examples of such activities are included in this report. In some EU member states, significant financial resources are used to incorporate noise abatement measures in developing or upgrading national roads. Therefore, there is a need to optimise and improve the way such resources are used. One way this can be undertaken is to encourage member states to share experiences on how noise and noise mitigation measures are treated in each individual member state. The Conference of European Directors of Roads (CEDR) had in the CEDR Strategic Plan 2005-2007 defined a task (Task C 3) “To reduce road traffic noise”. All the member countries of CEDR were invited to appoint a member to the CEDR noise group. One of the main objectives of the CEDR noise group was to facilitate knowledge sharing on noise management and abatement issues among the European national road administrations (NRAs). In order to undertake these objectives, a comprehensive survey questionnaire was prepared and a survey was carried out on how noise issues are treated in NRAs around Europe.