AMEC helps deliver second round noise maps lor Northern Ireland

摘要

AMEC has helped Northern Ireland become the first UK devolved administration, and one of the first administrations in Europe, to deliver second round strategic noise maps to the European Commission under the requirements of the Environmental Noise Directive (END). The contract to prepare the maps was awarded by the Department of the Environment Northern Ireland. The project covered: 1. all major roads with more than three million vehicle passengers a year 2. major railways with more than 30,000 passengers a year 3. Belfast City and Belfast International Airports 4. all agglomerations with more than 100,000 inhabitants, requiring the mapping of all road, rail, industry and airport noise sources affecting the agglomerations.