Introduction. Scientific studies have shown that noise generated by vehicles has a negative impact on human health. Therefore, improved solutions in the field of road design and planning are needed to reduce the noise load on residential areas.
Problems. Typically, noise is caused by traffic, engines, and road surfaces. This noise can lead to stress, sleep problems, impaired concentration, and other physical and psychological health problems.
One of the key strategies for noise protection is to choose the right location for road construction and use special geometric solutions that can help reduce the noise load on the surrounding areas. Another important element is the installation of sound barriers.
Objective. The purpose of the study was to investigate and analyze possible solutions for noise protection of residential areas adjacent to the highway from the noise load of highways.
Materials and methods. The article is of a review nature. The article uses a systematic approach, which is a set of general scientific methodological principles (requirements) based on the consideration of objects as systems. The objects in this article are noise protection structures and measures on highways.
Results. The article highlights the problems of noise pollution of the environment from highways and ways to solve them.
Conclusions. High noise levels can have a significant negative impact on human health. Its manifestations include an increase in nervous tension, constant fatigue, and depletion of the central nervous system and cerebral cortex. These factors have a negative impact on creative activity and work productivity. In addition, they can cause rapid exhaustion, deterioration of memory, attention, visual acuity, and contribute to pathological changes in the auditory and cardiovascular systems, as well as other physiological changes in the human body.
Having analyzed noise protection measures on highways, we can conclude that the issue of noise safety of the territories adjacent to the highway is a set of measures that includes planning, construction, maintenance of both the road itself and noise protection facilities on a particular highway.
