Noise protection for Eisenach: New measures against traffic chaos!

Noise protection for Eisenach: New measures against traffic chaos!

In Eisenach, over 1,300 citizens are under the pressure of traffic noise that is hazardous to health. In order to remedy the situation, the revised noise action plan (LAP) has now been presented, which aims to significantly reduce the noise pollution in the city and to improve the quality of life of the residents. According to Eisenach Online measures are taken to result from an information event in summer. A specialist office has developed concrete proposals, including the installation of dialog displays for speed control in critical areas such as Georgenstrasse and Hospitalstraße. Further measures include the redesign of noise areas, such as pedestrian crossings and the use of noise -reducing asphalt coverings.

measures in detail

The noise action plan also provides to introduce speed limits in particularly affected areas such as federal road 19 and Clemdastraße. This recommendation aims to achieve a noticeable reduction in noise. However, the city points out that the responsible authority, the State Office for Building and Transport, is informed for federal highways. These measures are not only necessary to comply with the EU environmental noise guideline, but also to protect the health of the Eisenach population, which can suffer from sleep disorders, high blood pressure and psychosocial diseases, as eisenach.de . The noise action plan is updated every five years and is based on the latest noise mapping of the Thuringian State Office for the Environment, Mining and Nature Conservation, whereby the focus is particularly on affected areas such as Wartburgallee and Bahnhofstrasse.