As part of the I-64 Widening Segment III Project, more than 2 miles of noise walls are being installed along the corridor, which are estimated to be complete by early summer 2021.
Three hundred feet of these noise walls, located at the eastbound Queens Creek bridge, will be transparent, as compared to the other noise barriers being constructed along the corridor that will have a rustic red brick-like pattern intended to match the historic Colonial Parkway’s brick as closely as possible.
The 300-foot transparent noise wall currently being constructed along the new eastbound Queens Creek bridge will reduce highway noise while also preserving motorist visibility of the scenic view of Queens Creek. The clear panels are also designed with safety to birds in mind as well, as each panel will also have thin black vertical stripes running across each panel to help deter birds from flying into them.
The noise wall at the Queens Creek bridge will be made up of a concrete parapet wall attached to the Queens Creek bridge and multiple window-like panels placed on top of the parapet wall. Each window panel will be just over 3 feet high, and will be stacked five panels high. Estimated to be complete May 2021, the concrete parapet wall will be approximately 3 feet, 6 inches high and each vertical section of panels will add another 15 feet, 8 inches above the parapet wall.
Construction of the concrete noise walls continues along I-64 east and west which includes the pouring and drilling of foundations and setting posts and panels. The noise wall posts are 100 percent complete, and approximately 85 percent of the panels have been set.