§ 47. Mr. Allasonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what action he proposes to screen towns and villages from motorway noise where it is excessive.
§ Mr. Michael HeseltineAvoiding excessive noise is an important consideration among the many factors on which 359W the siting and detailed design of motorways depends. Forms of noise barriers are being studied.
The Government are also considering a recommendation by the Noise Advisory Council that existing dwellings should not as an act of conscious public policy be subjected to excessive noise without remedial or compensatory action.