It looks like they are perhaps just removing the rumble strips on the side of the highway and keeping the ones down the center line although perhaps they are just starting on the side and may remove the center ones later. I am thrilled to see them go. It is definitely true they can be heard distinctly at least a half mile away, perhaps more in the winter when there are no leaves on trees. Just removing the side rumble strips may be a good compromise between safety and nuisance noise. The side rumble strips are probably the ones hit most often as people hit them every time they move over into the breakdown lane to slow down to turn right off the highway, or to pass people on the right who are turning left. I wish there had been more thought and dialogue about the strips before they were installed.
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