By Kafia A. Hosh
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, June 27, 2010; LZ01
For years, neighborhoods along the Dulles Toll Road have complained about traffic noise.
Shouse Village, a Vienna community of 260 houses, has lobbied federal and local officials for sound walls, but to no avail.
A batch of trees separates Shouse Village from the toll road. But when the leaves fall, the highway noise gets louder, said Sue Rosenberg, vice president of the homeowners association.
"I can hear the noise, and I don't live anywhere near" the tree line, she said.
The neighborhood could finally get some relief under a proposal to build sound walls or improve existing ones along the toll road's path.
The proposal is part of a draft noise policy being considered by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, which controls the 12-mile stretch between Route 28 and the Capital Beltway. The agency recently held a public workshop in Reston, where residents huddled around maps, questioned engineers and filled out comment sheets....
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