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E~BIT EUGENE HEARINGS OFFICIAL F Nr NGS Am) RECOM NDATmNs [~BJECT. SOUND BA~IER WALL ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF I-I05 FROM GARDEN WAY TO 200 RET WEST OF RUSTIC PLACE (JOB # 3558) (CO~RACT #2002-528) BACKGROUND This project was initiated by petition of concerned area prope~ owners. The project had wide~pr~ad support and the P}titioners Obtained commii~e~ts ~rom Lane County for 25% of the cost & the pro}~ct and the C}ty of Eugene for 12.5% of the cost of the projeCt~ The city of Eugene po~io~ was funded i~ the I~8 Capital Improvement Program (C}P). The balance of the cost is borne by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) (50%) and by assessments of prope~ owne}s within the improvement district (12.5%). n the early 1990s the C~ty formed an LID to cons~ct a sound barrier wall on the south side of Belfl~ne Road The citizens~ involve e t ~. . m n and assessment process for th~s prqject followed that ~eartier projecL The Oregon Depa~ent of Trm~sportafion participates in t~e retrofit of sound Da~er walls where local interest and participation are sufficient ~o pay 50% of the cost. Intergovernmental agreements were signed, }fipulafing the dollar c¢}s~ associated with the project. C%ts of anj overruns have b~n b~)rn& by OI~OT. The City Council formed the Local Improvement District (LID) on June 12, 20(~. The project has heeh completed, and final assessm&nt costs have been Calcfilated. The property owners were notified of the pending assessment heating ten (10) days prior to the hearing as required by Municipal cod~. CORRESPONDENCE Since the mailing of the Notice of Proposed Assessments, city sta£f have been contacted by ten (I0) property owners. The majority of the concerns and questions were about the noise from the fred~ay. Mtst of the owners ~re V~ry disappointed with the apparent lack of effective noise reducti}m by the wall. Perceived souhd le~is are subjective, ~d some property owners have expressed t~e sentiment that the wall has done nothing or in some case~ m~de ~he sound louder. ODOT staff is satisfied that the wall performs as well or better than they had predicted. The ODOT acoustical engineer responsible for the project visited the site a~d tool~ measurements at ear level and on a 2fi-foot boo~ that extended ~)v~r the Wall. He concluded that his readings showed that the wall reduced sound leve~ s ~n the back yards at least as much as predicted i~ all Findings and Recommendations~[br Final Assessment - Job 2002-528 Page