(1) The department shall make use of noise-control methods as part of highway construction projects involving new location or capacity expansion, with particular emphasis on those highways located in or near urban-residential developments which abut such highway rights-of-way.
(2) All highway projects by the department, regardless of funding source, shall be developed in conformity with federal standards for noise abatement as contained in 23 C.F.R. 772 as such regulations existed on July 13, 2011. The department shall, at a minimum, comply with federal requirements in the following areas:
(a) Analysis of traffic noise impacts and abatement measures;
(b) Noise abatement;
(c) Information for local officials;
(d) Traffic noise prediction; and
(e) Construction noise.
(3) The department shall, when feasible, expend the maximum amount of federal funds provided for new highway construction for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section.
History.—s. 1, ch. 74-371; s. 29, ch. 79-65; s. 58, ch. 84-309; s. 2, ch. 89-232; s. 26, ch. 2012-174.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXVI - Public Transportation
Chapter 335 - State Highway System
335.01 - Designation and Systemization of Public Roads.
335.0415 - Public Road Jurisdiction and Transfer Process.
335.055 - Routine Maintenance Contracts.
335.06 - Access Roads to the State Park System.
335.064 - Pedestrian Walkways and Fishing Walks or Bays; Authority to Construct.
335.065 - Bicycle and Pedestrian Ways Along State Roads and Transportation Facilities.
335.066 - Safe Paths to Schools Program.
335.07 - Sufficiency Rating System for Roads on State Highway System.
335.074 - Safety Inspection of Bridges.
335.08 - Numbering Public Roads.
335.085 - Installation of Roadside Barriers Along Certain Water Bodies Contiguous With State Roads.
335.09 - Uniform Erection and Maintenance of Traffic Control Devices.
335.091 - Blue Star Memorial Highway Designation.
335.092 - Everglades Parkway Scenic Highway.
335.093 - Scenic Highway Designation.
335.10 - State Highway System; Vehicle Regulation; Prohibited Use and Traffic; Liability for Damage.
335.141 - Regulation of Public Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings; Reduction of Hazards.
335.16 - Wayside Parks and Access Roads to Public Waters.
335.167 - State Highway Construction and Maintenance; Florida-Friendly Landscaping.
335.17 - State Highway Construction; Means of Noise Abatement.
335.181 - Regulation of Access to State Highway System; Legislative Findings, Policy, and Purpose.
335.182 - Regulation of Connections to Roads on State Highway System; Definitions.
335.1825 - Access Permit Required; Authority to Close Unpermitted Connections.
335.183 - Permit Application Fee.
335.185 - Permit Conditions; Expiration.
335.188 - Access Management Standards; Access Control Classification System; Criteria.
335.199 - Transportation Projects Modifying Access to Adjacent Property.