New Carson freeway a noisy, unwanted neighbor
By Joe Hart, KRNV-TV
Buffy Ford, her husband and their three horses moved to south Carson City in 2005. The quiet rural neighborhood at East Roland and Ponderosa Street was a perfect fit for their outdoor lifestyle.
They knew the new Carson City freeway was coming. What they didn’t know is that the sound wall designed to minimize traffic noise would end right in front of their home.
“The wall stopped, and now there’s an open space and we feel that a lot of that noise bounces off the opposing wall and comes in,” Ford explained.