Road users welcome the sound of silence

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The introduction of 'whisper concrete' to UK roads should help reduce traffic noise. The A449 rehabilitation project in South Wales is one scheme which is using whisper concrete after successful trials on other busy roads. The government's Highways Agency has endorsed the product as a useful alternative to concrete.

Usage, Concretes, Concrete

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A civil answer

Article Abstract:

The Gillingham Northern Link, Phase 2 of the Medway Towns Northern Relief Road in Kent, illustrates how the structural and aesthetic dimensions of brickwork can be of benefit to the environment and infrastructure.

England, Civil engineering, Brickworks

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The road to chaos: Two decades of service deregulation and people regulation have wreaked visual havoc on the cuntry's streets

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English Heritage's Streets for All report emphasizes the issue of design in restoring visual order.

Streets

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