Dear Ms. McDonald: Thank you for reaching out to my office. I appreciate you taking the time to make me aware of your concerns. Suffolk County follows the Federal and State guidelines in regard to noise mitigation. These guidelines require the evaluation for noise when a Type I project is proposed. A Type I project either adds additional lanes or brings the existing travel lanes closer to the properties. At this time, the County’s Department of Public Works and Economic Development and Planning Department are working together to develop a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project on Nicolls Road which will determine if an additional travel lane is necessary. This project will also evaluate the need for noise walls or other noise mitigation measures. The Nicolls BRT project is currently in the Preliminary Engineering and Design phase. The study incudes a robust analysis of noise and other environmental impacts and once complete we will have better idea if noise walls are warranted, and if so, in what areas. I am happy to put you in contact with our Economic Development and Planning Department’s day-to-day project manager, Alex Wallach, who is cc’d on this email as he can better assist you with any further questions or concerns you may have regarding this project. As always if there is anything else I can help with please do not hesitate to contact me directly at my office 631-854-9611. Best, Bill