We live in Hawkins, which is off Meggison. We live deep in Hawkins, closer to Warm Springs (2500ish feet from the Turnpike, 4500' from the Service Plaza, and 1000' from Warm Springs. We can hear the Turnpike. We can hear Warm Springs, sometimes.
The Turnpike noise can be very loud at times, and almost not noticeable at others. It depends on the time of day, the wind direction, the clouds, and probably several other natural factors I am not considering.
Some people are from parts of the country where they are conditioned to the noises -- if you live in a large city or other urban area, you may not notice. We came from a suburban area where there were only 20 homes on a 4 mile road. We had the smallest lot, at 2 acres. We are probably more sensitive to the noise than others.
The Developer is building several hundred more homes in Hawkins between our house and the turnpike. We are hoping that their roof-lines deflect some of the noise.
We ride bikes a lot and can say that if you are within a 1/4 mile of the turnpike along Meggison, you'll hear the turnpike. We've crossed the Water Lily bridge and you can hear the Turnpike along the Multi-Modal path the whole way -- and, in places along that path, it is deafening.
Parts of St. John will be very close. Casson Hammock is adjacent. The West part of Citrus Grove is adjacent.
If you are sensitive to noise, these Turnpike-adjacent neighborhoods will be a problem for you.
Another thing unrelated to consider is that there is little commerce South of 44 right now.
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Originally Posted by Liz15057
Dear Villagers, we are evaluating the homesites at the intersection between Meggison Rd and Warm Springs Ave. The homesites are away from turnpike about 1/4 mile. There might be 3-4 houses between the homesites and Meggison and Warm Springs. In terms of our experience in Pittsburgh, the road noise is very loud in the same distance in the open space. Our another concern is this homesite also fits into the highway 0.3-mile high pollution band. Our agent said the road noise cannot be heard with surrounding wall. Would you please advice if you have some suggestions on these issues? TIA
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