Abernethy Bridge construction noise

Described four years of nighttime noise, vibration damage to historic homes, and falling property values on Grove Street, and asked the council to enforce the noise ordinance against ODOT and Kiewit.

A retired firefighter and code enforcement supervisor, he estimated noise far above OSHA thresholds, cited $20,000 in damage to his home, and said police told him they couldn't enforce the ordinance.

Said her elderly mother's home 100 yards from the site suffers noise, spotlights, a buckling pool foundation estimated at $147,470 to repair, and health effects, asking why no impact assessment was done.