The Arizona Quiet Pavement Pilot Program (QP3) was initially implemented to reduce highway related traffic noise by overlaying most of the Phoenix metropolitan area Portland cement concrete pavement with a one inch thick asphalt rubber friction coarse. With FHWA support, this program represents the first time that pavement surface type has been allowed as a noise mitigation strategy on federally funded projects. As a condition of using pavement type as a noise mitigation strategy, ADOT developed a ten‐year, $3.8 million research program to evaluate the noise reduction performance over time. Historically, pavement surface type was not considered a permanent solution. As a result, the research program was designed to specifically address this issue. Noise performance is being evaluated through three means: (1) conventional roadside testing within the roadway corridor (e.g., far field measurements within the right‐of‐way); (2) the use of near field measurements, both close proximity (CPX) and sound intensity (SI); and (3) far field measurements obtained beyond the noise barriers within the surrounding neighborhoods. This paper provides an overview of the program development, presents the research conducted to support the decision to overlay the urban freeway, and the status of current research.
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September 01 2005
Overview of the Arizona Quiet Pavement Program
Paul Donavan;
Paul Donavan
Illingworth & Rodkin, Inc., 505 Petaluma Blvd. South, Petaluma, CA 94952
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Larry Scofield
Larry Scofield
American Concrete Pavement Assoc., Mesa, AZ 85210
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J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 118, 1915 (2005)
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Paul Donavan, Larry Scofield; Overview of the Arizona Quiet Pavement Program. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 1 September 2005; 118 (3_Supplement): 1915. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4780322
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