Performance

The model will be capable to consider improvements in noise emission reduction by

• vehicles,
• tyres and road surfaces,
• traffic management related measures,
• driving behaviour influencing measures,
• environmental planning and
• structural changes.

The model will consider

• different vehicle categories,
• different emission stages of vehicles within a given category,
• diurnal variations of traffic and driving conditions

The objective of the project is to build up a finely differentiated road traffic noise calculation model that can be used as a basis for decision making, such as

• for the development of effective noise reduction measures
• for action plans on a local base as well as
• for the assessment of noise reduction strategies within the frame of the environmental protection policy in the EU and its member states.