Looking to plant trees/shrubs for sound barrier

Sweet viburnum
Oleander, if you’ve got lots of room
Savannah or Burford holly
A board fence plus hedge will stop more sound

Opportunity to install a solid wall fence? I would also look for something that creates white noise like a fountain/water feature.

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board fence + eagleston hollies

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Thanks. Maybe something like this?



Also installing pool with water feature.

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If you get your neighbors together you may can establish the idea of the highway department building a sound barrier

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This is something I’d be interested in doing. There are several subdivisions close by and adjacent to the interstate and would likely have a lot of local support. This is Prairieville area just south of Baton Rouge. Does anyone know where to start, who to contact, what are the requisites for getting approved?

board fence + eagleston hollies or very large sweet viburnum



All of this works well for us near traintracks

Sound waves are like water, and they will flow through and over any gaps in a fence that you have up unless it is solid and tall enough. As far as vegetation goes, a poster above was correct in that you will need a large amount of extremely dense growth to even make a dent in the noise.

Plant some running bamboo out there and plan to move when it starts getting closer to your house, because once you plant it (assuming it’s legal in your state), you won’t be able to stop it. Hahahaha

ETA: water feature is a good bet to give you white noise.