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It is more (or less) intrusive according to terrain. If the nearby highway is smooth and level the vehicular noise is less. If, on the other hand, it is on an upward grade then you will hear diesel truck engines working hard. If on a downward grade and approaching a traffic signal you may hear the loud and objectionable Jake Brake.
Sound level also depends on what lies between your dwelling and the highway. A berm or masonry sound abatement wall can be effective. A thick stand of trees is helpful but remember that pines are better than deciduous trees in the winter.
Sound travels farther in dense air. Consequently traffic noise is more prominent in winter.
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any dust issue?
Dust is a minor problem on a paved road. Exhaust odor ("diesel stink") depends on prevailing winds.
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or should be OK?
That is subjective. If you spend a lot of time outdoors traffic sounds and smells will be more of a problem than if you are an indoors person.
If considering a specific property it is worthwhile to visit and listen. Best time is when traffic is heaviest -- rush hour on a weekday.
I live off a heavily travelled road in Cary, near Aoex. It is used very heavily at rush hour. The traffic noise can be pretty bad. I don't plan to make this my permanent home, and this is a major reason. I can't sit on the patio & enjoy dinner. I'll be gone before the current lease is up.
It is more (or less) intrusive according to terrain. If the nearby highway is smooth and level the vehicular noise is less. If, on the other hand, it is on an upward grade then you will hear diesel truck engines working hard. If on a downward grade and approaching a traffic signal you may hear the loud and objectionable Jake Brake.
Sound level also depends on what lies between your dwelling and the highway. A berm or masonry sound abatement wall can be effective. A thick stand of trees is helpful but remember that pines are better than deciduous trees in the winter.
Sound travels farther in dense air. Consequently traffic noise is more prominent in winter.
Dust is a minor problem on a paved road. Exhaust odor ("diesel stink") depends on prevailing winds.
That is subjective. If you spend a lot of time outdoors traffic sounds and smells will be more of a problem than if you are an indoors person.
If considering a specific property it is worthwhile to visit and listen. Best time is when traffic is heaviest -- rush hour on a weekday.
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Not a Highway, just local road(two lanes each way, total 4 lanes)
Not a Highway, just local road(two lanes each way, total 4 lanes)
Your original post cited "rt55" and my response was relevant to that highway. However, while a local road is likely to have less traffic the trucks can be just as noisy. Another source of noise, not previously mentioned, is emergency vehicle sirens. Those sounds (by design) carry a long distance. I hear them every day from NC55.
It really depends. After spending nearly a week in Manhattan, I didn't hear much of anything.
1000' is just under .2 miles. About a city block away, so as DanielBMartin said, there are a lot of variables. But I lived in a rural setting, about that distance from Hwy 42 in Lee County, and was never bothered. I probably live about 2000' or less from Cary Pkwy, and never notice it either.
Birds chirping at sunrise tends to [upset] my 3 Huskies, then they make more noise than any diesel I've ever heard, so again, it's all relative.
I've lived on major roads and approximately 1000' from a major road at different times in my life. I really dislike road noise to the point that when we were being shown houses in this area we constantly had maps out to measure the distance to roads and turned down a couple great houses just based on that.
That being said I don't think 1000' is all that close particularly if there are other houses, trees, & cet. between you and the road. When we lived 1000' from a similar heavily travelled 5 lane road we really didn't hear noise from it at all except maybe an occasional emergency vehicle in the middle of the night (and even then it was just a soft distant noise).
If it's a completely open field between you and the road that may, however, be a different issue.
Take a walk on ParkScene Drive in West Park one day to get a feel for road noise with a tree buffer.
That's a good idea, but most of ParkScene Lane is only about 500' from Rte 55. To judge 1000' walk to the far end of the loop ParkScene makes going around the lake.
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