At last week's council meeting, the city voted to approve the construction of four 10-foot concrete sound walls for neighborhoods that should have gotten them 60 years ago.
Scientists say exposure to high levels of noise pollution can have serious effects on human health and well-being. But because of an oversight in the 1960s, one neighborhood in San Jose has been enduring a constant roar of traffic from Highway 280 . Now it looks like someone is finally willing to do something about it, but only because residents were willing to raise their voices.
'So, neighbors who are accustomed to speaking loudly have been speaking up at City Hall, but there's a problem. The land is jointly controlled by San Jose, Caltrans and VTA. So, over the years, it's been easy to pass the buck.'So, yeah, when everybody's responsible, nobody's accountable,' said Cantrell. 'So, it just becomes finger-pointing and nothing gets done.'But, at long last, it looks like that may be changing.
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