State: Transport noise

Transport noise can be divided into:
| Railwaynoise: NSB has hardly ever gotten any complaints, especially now when the new trains have arrived. In an inquiry about 23% have answered that they are annoyed by railwaynoise | |
| Trafficnoise: In an age of 13-16 years 20 % claim that they are affected by the noise in some way. |
"Statens vegvesen"(traffic auhorities) has annual countings that make the basis for these numbers and statistics. From 1997 to 1998 there has been an 1,4% increase in the number of daily passing vehicles.
From "Kvarsteinbroa" and all the way up to the cross-road with "Skoleveien". There are 515 persons bothered by outdoor-noise(60-dB (A) and up->), while 114 persons are bothered by noise inside(37-dB (A) and up->).
From "Doktorsvingen" and approximately 350 metres up on R 405, there are about 25 persons who are bothered by outdoor noise(60-dB (A) and up->), while 7 persons are bothered by noise inside(37-dB (A) and up->).
From the roundabout in downtown Vennesla and approximately 500 metres up on R 405, there are about 60 persons who are bothered by outdoor noise(60-dB (A) and up->), while 24 persons are bothered by noise inside(37-dB (A) and up->).