Noise protection

Noise is the environmental burden that the population feels most affected by due to its direct perceptibility. The main source of noise pollution in Austria is traffic, with road traffic being the dominant noise emitter. With the Environmental Noise Directive, an important step toward noise control has been taken across Europe.

On the website Lärminfo.at (Website in German only), you can find an overview of the noise situation and noise mitigation measures in Austria. The strategic noise maps show the extent of exposure along major transport infrastructure and in urban agglomerations and form the basis for action planning.

Noise maps (Lärminfo.at) (Website in German only)
Action planning (Lärminfo.at) (Website in German only)