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A truck drives by a neighborhood in Southwest Detroit. Neighbors say the constant noise makes it hard to sleep or enjoy outdoor activities. Photo credit: Southwest Detroit Community Benefits Coalition
The sounds of a truck racing to the end of the block are soon replaced by the screeching of the brakes bringing the four-axle semi to a stop.
The scene is a usual one in the Southwest Detroit neighborhood, where the giggles of children playing in backyards have been drowned out by the noises of trucks barreling down the street, making it impossible to have conversations outdoors and leaving behind fumes, cracked foundations and lower home values.
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DETROIT (WXYZ) â Researchers at the University of Michigan are evaluating the noise impact of trucks in Southwest Detroit.
The U-M researchers are joining community members and the Southwest Detroit Community Benefits Coalition.
U-M says many trucks are being rerouted as part of the new Gordie Howe International Bridge under construction. Southwestern Detroit has many logistics centers and freight operations, manufacturing and assembly plants needing nearly constant deliveries, thru traffic from Canada to the rest of the U.S., and intermodal facilities where trucks, trains and ships transfer goods, said lead researcher Stuart Batterman, professor of environmental health sciences at U-M s School of