I-5 Sound Walls Planned

The Norwalk City Council has allocated $60,000 to begin engineering work for several sound walls along the Santa Ana Freeway. Only five segments of the freeway will be included at this time because the state Department of Transportation may widen the interstate route in the future. The sound walls, originally planned for construction in 1989, could be in place as early as a year from now, said Larry Cheeves, assistant public works director.