Land transport noise in the Meuse department

SOUND RATING & STRATEGICAL NOISE CARDS Decree No. 2011-2612 of 20 December 2011 classifies land transport infrastructure in the Meuse department according to their acoustic characteristics and traffic (L. 571-10 of the Environmental Code). Land transport infrastructure is categorised into 5 categories according to the level of noise they generate, with category 1 being the noisest. A noise-affected area is defined around each classified infrastructure. On the basis of this census, it shall determine, after consulting the municipalities, the sectors, in the vicinity of these infrastructures, affected by noise, the noise levels to be taken into account and the technical requirements to be applied when constructing a building in order to mitigate exposure to such nuisances. These sectors must be reported in the graphical documents of the Urban Local Plans. Decree No 6571-2018 of 20 November 2018 acts the Strategic Noise Maps of the Meuse department concerned by the third deadline of Directive 2002/49/EC (in particular transposed in the Order of 4 April 2006).