Acoustic Mapping of International Transportation Route

The Windsor‐Detroit border crossing is a gateway for North‐American goods coming to and from Canada and the US. It is the largest border crossing in Canada and relies heavily on the smooth operation of the Ambassador Bridge. Huron Church Road is the main transportation route leading to the Ambassador Bridge, which sees on average 32, 000 vehicles cross daily and at times as many as 50 000 vehicles during peak times. The local area surrounding the Bridge and Huron Church consists mainly of residential areas where noise pollution can greatly affects the health and quality of life of the people living there. The issues are very evident and of concern to the local community and various solutions are being lobbied.

Windsor Environmental Noise Mapping Initiative (WENMI) is a unique project in North America first thought up as a 4th year design project for University of Windsor engineering students. Its purpose was to study the current condition of Huron Church and engineer a reliable noise contour of the local area. By providing the public an accurate and reliable analysis of the area it can potentially aid in the decision process towards a positive solution and create awareness about noise pollution.