At a city park in Antwerp, the sound of traffic is constant. The park sits next to a major highway. But the city is now redesigning the space to make it more peaceful—including adding noise-canceling ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Ever wonder why the highway sounds louder at night, even when traffic seems lighter? Well, believe it or not, it has to do with the weather. We decided to break down the elements to ...

The tall concrete walls that run along many of our highways are highway traffic noise barriers. According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), these noise barriers can reduce traffic noise by ...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — People living along U.S. 69 in Overland Park, Kansas, can participate in a series of virtual meetings this week with the Kansas Department of Transportation to learn more about ...

Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Stress, But Less newsletter. Our six-part mindfulness guide will inform and inspire you to reduce stress while learning how to harness it. Most of us are familiar with ...

One and a half million dollars a mile. The cost of building a new lane on Interstate 95? Hardly — that’s more like $20 million. No, “$1.5 million dollars a mile” would be the cost of building new ...