Read the 2006 City of London staff report. It says city engineers were keen to replace the existing wood fence with a modern, 2.5 metre-high Durisol-brand noise barrier.

Nineteen-year Valley Ridge resident Dan Denette, whose back fence is about 10 metres from the nearest new roadway, called the sound barrier “an embarrassment, a pony wall,” but noted his home ...

AIM Recycling will build a nearly four-storey-tall noise barrier in front of a complaint-prone east-end plant that faces numerous environmental charges linked to metal shredder explosions ...

A sound barrier to block the noise would help, but the city wants residents to help foot the bill. Camacho says she called the city when she made an offer on the house in 2020.

The barrier reflects the noise away from the fence by using heavy sections of interlocking timber boards, which eliminate gaps that sound can easily travel through.