Utrecht Residents to Endure Noise Longer, No Highway Expansion Near Utrecht

Utrecht Residents to Endure Noise Longer, No Highway Expansion Near Utrecht

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bij
at, by, near, with
de
the
en
and
voor
for, in front of, before
dat
that, which, who
in
in, into, inside
de gemeente
the municipality, the municipal
de weg
the road, the way, roads, ways
het plan
the plan, the plans
de bewoner
the resident, the occupants, residents
geven
give, gives, giving, gave, given
blijven
stay, stays, staying, stayed, remain
realiseren
realize, realizes, realizing, realized
noemen
call, names, naming, named
moeten
must, has to, have to, having to, had to
is
is, are, was, were, being
maar
but, however, only
niet
not, no, isn't, wasn't
om
around, about, to, for
ook
also, too, as well
van
of, from, by
als
as, if, when
nu
now, at present
zijn
be, is, are, am, was, were, been
wat
what, which, something, anything
zegt
says, say, saying
wanneer
when, whenever
worden
become, becomes, becoming, became
het geld
the money, the cash
meer
more
welk
which, what
naar
to, towards, at
laten
let, lets, letting, let, allowed
voorlopig
temporary, provisional, currently
eraan
on it, to it, about it
de situatie
the situation, the situations
uit
out, from, off
de geluidsoverlast
the noise pollution, noise disturbance
aan
on, to, at
of
or, if, whether
dan
than, then
toepassen
apply, applies, applying, applied

Article

de bewoner van Utrecht bij de highways A27, A28, en A12 will continue om live bij noise pollution voor de foreseeable future, als de planned highway expansion will niet proceed.

de current noise barriers is inadequate, en replacement zijn delayed because de weg widening zijn niet going ahead.

de gemeente en province van Utrecht describe de situatie als 'very unfortunate.'

A resident van Hoograven told RTV Utrecht dat it affects his sleep quality.

Years van Discussions There have zijn years van debate concerning de infrastructure in de southwest van Utrecht.

de de weg often get congested, maar widening them is controversial, especially since de A27 zijn bij de Amelisweerd estate.

Plans om build a tunnel there en expand de nature reserve faced much criticism.

Minister Karremans attempted om achieve both expansion en nature conservation.

Nitrogen Challenges de minister's het plan, voor dat 1.

78 billion euros is reserved, is intended om address both housing development bij de Rijnsweerd junction en noise issues.

Higher sound barriers is om zijn constructed.

maar, aan March 11, de Council van State rejected het plan due om nitrogen problems.

It adversely affected five Natura 2000 sites bij de Utrecht Ring.

Minister Karremans confirms dat 'above-legal' noise measures is nu uit de table.

de funds will zijn allocated elsewhere.

als new screens is installed, they will maar meet current legal standards.

als dat will happen zijn unclear.

Karremans states, 'Rijkswaterstaat will incorporate this in their program om meet legal noise standards.'

Resident Giel Langeveld bij de Koppeldijk in Houten notes dat wat zijn voorlopig in place hardly blocks any noise.

'This zijn niet a real sound barrier, maar wat they had left over,' he zegt frustratedly.

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