Beaconsfield residents push for sound barrier along A-20

BEACONSFIELD – People in Beaconsfield have stepped up their push for a sound barrier along Highway 20.

They’ve started an online petition urging Beaconsfield to speed up the project.

READ MORE: Quebec, Beaconsfield open talks to build sound barrier on A-20

Residents are saying noise levels along the A-20 have a serious effect on health.

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Their petition also mentions the effects on local school children.

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Quebec is proposing to pay for three quarters of the $20.5 million sound barrier.

Beaconsfield would cover the rest.

READ MORE: Westmount residents sound the alarm bells for a noise barrier