Sound wall built to protect homes that don’t exist
By Joe Hart, KRNV-TV
As sound walls go, the new one on the south end of the Carson City freeway is impressive. It stretches for roughly half a mile and is decorated with artwork to make it aesthetically pleasing.
Construction costs came in just shy of $1 million. The wall borders the southern stretch of the new freeway on one side, and acres of dirt and sagebrush on the other side.
“I’ve never seen a wall extend that far with absolutely nothing that it’s protecting,” said Carson City resident Gary Kolb. “I mean, if you look over there, there’s nothing there.”