Transparent soundproof walls to line a highway in Cleveland
Cleveland has installed transparent soundproof walls along the southside of Interstate 71. The walls will quiet traffic as well as the demands of a nearby church:
The clear panels, made of heavy-duty acrylic, cost about $32 per square foot, compared with $20 per square foot for the traditional concrete walls. Still, the see-through panels can reduce the imposing, tunnel-effect that a walled highway might create.
The see-through panels will soften that effect, said city Council President Martin Sweeney. He got an earful from members of the St. Paul congregation when they realized they were about to be walled off from the high-profile freeway view that they valued when they purchased the land for a new church building.
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