Less noise from road traffic: This is the goal set by the city of Rastatt. The noise action plan, first drawn up in 2017, documents the need for action. In 2022, it was updated with the participation of the public. The noise action plan lists measures required in the short and medium term. Wherever these have already been implemented, the noise level has been significantly reduced.
How did the creation of a noise action plan come about?
Noise action planning goes back to the EU Directive 2002/49/EC (Environmental Noise Directive), which was transposed into German law in the Federal Immission Control Act (§ 47a-f
BImSchG) and in the Ordinance on Noise Mapping (34th BImSchV) in order to prevent or at least reduce harmful effects caused by environmental noise.
What are the requirements?
How often does the plan need to be updated?
How are the noise values determined?
Contrary to popular belief, ambient noise is not recorded with a measuring device, but calculated. Among other things, data from traffic counts are used for this purpose. The buildings along the road and the condition of the road surface are also taken into account. The question of whether the road is uphill or downhill also plays a role.
What are the options for reducing noise along roads?
Is a speed limit always the way to go?
Such a measure must take local conditions into account. The maximum speed on a federal highway, for example, can often not be limited to 30 km/h. For example, because it has a supraregional significance or is deliberately intended to bundle traffic so that other roads are not burdened by a shift in traffic.
Is whisper asphalt an alternative to a speed limit?
Construction measures are generally possible to reduce the impact of traffic noise on residents. In addition to the application of porous asphalt, roads can also be narrowed or redesigned to calm traffic. The erection of noise barriers and the installation of soundproof windows in residential buildings are further options. Their facades can also be fitted with noise-reducing materials. And when planning new development areas, it is also possible to ensure that as little noise as possible is generated by structuring and orienting the buildings to be constructed in a way that makes sense in terms of noise.
Measures
Measures already implemented
Speed limit 30 during the day and at night:
- Lützowerstraße between Ludwigstraße and Kehler Straße.
- Kehler Strasse between Lützowerstrasse and Ritterstrasse.
- Kapellenstraße between Murgstraße and SchlossGalerie.
- Bahnhofstraße between SchlossGalerie and Steinmetzstraße (train station).
- Murgtalstraße between Hans-Thoma-Straße and Am Bach (Niederbühl).
Speed limit 30 at night:
- Rastatt L75 between Badener Straße and Hauptzollamt.
- Wilhelmstraße between Kita at the entrance to the village (Kita) and Ortsverwaltung in Friedrichstraße (Ottersdorf).
Speed limit 50 at night:
- Northwest bypass (L77a) between Amand-Goegg-Straße and Konrad-Adenauer-Brücke.
Measures planned in the short term
Speed limit 30 during the day and at night:
- Carl-Schurz-Straße between Hindenburgbrücke and Zaystraße.
- Karlstraße between Ludwigstraße and Ludwigring.
- Kehler Strasse between Ritterstrasse and Murgstrasse.
- Rauentaler Straße between Werkstraße and extended Hohlohstraße.
- Riedstraße between Fährstraße and Lammstraße (Plittersdorf).
- Friedrichstraße between Wilhelmstraße (local administration) and Waldstraße (Ottersdorf).
Speed limit 30 at night:
- Plittersdorfer Straße between Rheinauer Brücke and Oberwaldstraße.
- Richard-Wagner-Ring between Karlsruher Straße and Rheinauer Brücke.
- Murgtalstraße (L77) between Am Bach and the end of the village (Niederbühl).
- Wilhelmstraße (L78a) between local administration in Friedrichstraße and Rheinstraße (Ottersdorf).
- Rheinstraße (L78a) between Wilhelmstraße and the northern end of the town (Ottersdorf).
- Fährstraße between Blumenstraße and Seefeldstraße (Plittersdorf).
- Ottersdorfer Straße (K3769) between Friedrichring (L77) and Augusta Sibylla School.
- Badener Straße (Münchfeld/Siedlung) between Kehler Straße (L75) and intersection Stadionstraße/Münchfeldstraße.
Speed limit 50 at night:
- L77a between Plittersdorfer Strasse and Amand-Goegg-Strasse. Roadway rehabilitation with noise-reducing pavement and rehabilitation of the bridge expansion joints.
- L77a between Wilhelm-Busch Straße and Konrad-Adenauer-Brücke.
Measures planned for the medium term
Road surface rehabilitation with noise-reducing asphalt:
- Bahnhofstraße between SchlossGalerie and Steinmetzstraße (near the train station).
- Kapellenstraße between Murgstraße and SchlossGalerie.
- Kehler Straße between Lützowerstraße and Augustastraße.
- Village road from the railroad embankment (Wintersdorf).
Personal contact
Downloads
- Noise action plan brochure (PDF) (1.9 MB)
- Noise action plan plans and tables (PDF) (41 MB)