Coca-Cola facility puts noise berm up in South End Bay City neighborhood

George Lukezic is waiting for summer to make a final judgment, but his South End home is a lot quieter since a new berm was built at the nearby Coca-Cola distribution center. The company recently installed the berm along the west perimeter of the plant at 2500 Broadway to address noise concerns in the surrounding residential neighborhood. “It’s amazing,” Lukezic said. “It seems to have cut down on the noise considerably.” Lukezic organized a petition drive earlier this year with his neighbors alleging the plant violated the city’s noise ordinance with delivery trucks idling at all hours. He said it was difficult to be outside, even during the day, and he and his family had trouble sleeping at night. He still can hear trucks moving at night, but it’s much quieter now.

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