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->).