Pay attention to the underside hood noise barrier.

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Last year a consultation showed residents' main concerns were noise and the appearance of the barrier.

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They are calling on the Highways Agency to install a new road surface and improve the sound barrier to help reduce the levels of noise.

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Ideas of minimizing the noise of a jet as it passes through the sound barrier have been around since Concorde first deafened those living under its flight paths and beyond in 1976.

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It's not just the tinny noise that leaks out of the puny ear buds but the barrier the device erects between people.

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In April, Plevin agreed to erect an acoustic barrier after consultation with Tameside Council and the Environment Agency, following complaints of excessive noise at the plant.

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