Railway noise impact assessment

Patronage on Melbourne’s rail network has grown at unprecedented rates over the last decade and strong growth is anticipated in the years ahead. A large part of Melton’s Urban Growth Boundary area is dissected by the Melbourne – Ballarat railway line. The western Growth Corridor Plan identifies that a range of residential and commercial developments will ultimately adjoin this railway corridor.

Telemetrix was commissioned by to undertake a noise impact study for the rail corridor through the Urban Growth Area to assess the noise impacts of the railway on urban development.

Noise Sentinel – On Demand by Bruel & Kjaer was utilised for short-term noise monitoring.

Whilst environmental noise mapping, management, action planning and impact assessment was undertaken using state-of-the-art noise prediction software Predictor