Cork's Noise Action Plan

Aerial photograph of Cork harbour

An aerial photograph of Cork harbour showing some industrial sites, including the location of the old Ford factory.

Aerial photograph of Cork harbour

Aerial photograph of Cork harbour

An aerial photograph of Cork harbour showing some industrial sites, including the location of the old Ford factory.

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Similar to the Dublin example, Cork City Council has made a Noise Action Plan under directives from the Environmental Noise Regulations 2006. This plan maps out places near major roads in the City Council’s administrative area, which have more than six million vehicle passages per year. The maps illustrate the noise levels generated by traffic, in a range between 50dB to 75dB. The noise levels are banded and colour coded. The national routes that were mapped in Cork City include the N8, N20, N22, N27, N71 and the N25.

Existing Noise Reduction Mitigation Measures

Existing Noise Reduction Mitigation Measures

Taken from Cork City Noise Action Plan (2008)

 

Residential noise - other side of N8

Taken from Cork City Noise Action Plan (2008)

 

Findings

A list of high priority areas that need to be mitigated to reduce noise levels were produced. The areas are due to be ranked for a more concise overview of the Noise Sensitive areas in Cork City. The Council will review and revise (if necessary) the Noise Action Plan every five years or sooner.


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