Cedar Rapids I-380: Freeway Noise Multiple Land Use and Aesthetics Study Final Report by Charles E. Dare and R.L. Carstens submitted to the City of Cedar Rapids, 1973

(1973) Cedar Rapids I-380: Freeway Noise Multiple Land Use and Aesthetics Study Final Report by Charles E. Dare and R.L. Carstens submitted to the City of Cedar Rapids, 1973. Iowa State University

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Abstract

The primary objective of this study was to determine the environmental impact of Interstate Highway 1-380 on certain residential areas of Linn County, Iowa, through which the freeway will pass. The factors of traffic noise level, multiple land use potential, and freeway corridor aesthetics were of particular concern in these analyses. This study was conducted with the premise that the freeway design had been essentially established and accepted; and that the recommendations evolving from this investigation would primarily pertain to areas immediately outside the 1-380 right-of-way. The freeway design is documented in the report entitled the Cedar Valley Expressway, although several changes have been incorporated in the ultimate design with regard to interchange configuration and service road location.