23 CFR 772.19

§ 772.19 Construction noise.

United States · 23 CFR — Highways · Status: effective

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Citation: 23 CFR 772.19, § 772.19 Construction noise, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/97363
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For all Type I and II projects, a highway agency shall: (a) Identify land uses or activities that may be affected by noise from construction of the project. The identification is to be performed during the project development studies. (b) Determine the measures that are needed in the plans and specifications to minimize or eliminate adverse construction noise impacts to the community. This determination shall include a weighing of the benefits achieved and the overall adverse social, economic, and environmental effects and costs of the abatement measures. (c) Incorporate the needed abatement measures in the plans and specifications.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.