| The conference discussed noise abatement experiences and techniques that have been used successfully at the state level; it had specific emphasis on noise barrier design tools, materials, and systems and on community interaction in barrier projects. |
| Connecticut's Highway Noise Abatement Program | Joseph B. Pulaski | |
| The Birth of a Barrier - A Case Study: I-275 in St. Petersburg, Florida | Win Lindeman | |
| Case History: Noise Abatement Project, Harbor Tunnel Thruway, Highlandtown Area, Baltimore, Maryland | Eugene J. Miller, Jr. | |
| An Overview of Highway Noise Analysis and Abatement in Massachusetts | Thomas F. Wholley | |
| Foothill Farms Noise Barriers | W.R. Green |
| Community Opinion on Barrier Aesthetics | Charles B. Adams | |
| Youngmann Highway Experimental Noise Abatement Project: Social and Attitudinal Survey | William McColl | |
| Community Attitudes, Before and After Barrier Construction | Gary P. Orlich | |
| Interaction Procedures and Problems of Getting People to Participate | Oscar V. Janeway | |
| Living with the Barrier: The Community's View | Fred L. Hall |
| Highway Noise Mitigation and Land Use/Zoning Strategies: Case Study - Cerritos, California | Ali Soliman | |
| Pavement Effects in Tire/Pavement Interaction Noise | James M. Lawther | |
| Compatible Land Use Near Highways | Barry D. Eaton | |
| Noise Insulation of Schools in California | Walter A. Whitnack | |
| Insulation of Buildings Against Highway Noise | Louis C.Sutherland | |
| Noise Control Through Traffic Management | Jesse O. Borthwick |
| Some Insights into the Design of Noise Barriers | Timothy M. Barry | |
| Effective Design of Highway Noise Barriers Using the Noise Barrier Design Handbook | Myles A. Simpson | |
| The Barrier Cost Reduction Program: A New Tool to Reduce Noise Barrier Costs | Grant Anderson, Edmund Cuoco, and Chris W. Menge | |
| A Noise Barrier Parameter Study | James M. Lawther and Sabih I. Hayek | |
| Visual Quality in Noise Barrier Design | Rudolph F. Blum |
| Sound Barrier Planning in Virginia - A Comprehensive Review and Selection Process Designed to Maximize the Performance and Social Acceptance of Highway Sound Barriers | Ahmet C. Anday | |
| The Optimum Weight of Highway Noise Barriers | Daryl N. May | |
| Survey of Barrier Materials | Mas Hatano and Earl Shirley | |
| Sound-Absorbing Barriers: Materials and Applications | Chris W. Menge and Neville A. Powers |
| Nevada's Experience with Highway Noise Barriers | Randall C. Bowling and George E. Andrews | |
| Noise Barrier Selection on State Highways in the San Francisco Bay Area | Ron Olson, James W. Ross, Ernest Satow, and Lee Blackburn | |
| Freeway Noise Barrier System and Local Government: Cerritos, California | Ali Soliman | |
| Caltrans Freeway Traffic Noise Abatement Program in the Los Angeles Area | Frank J. Weidler | |
| Minnesota's Experience with Noise Barrier Systems | Ronald M. Canner, Jr. | |
| Michigan's Noise Barrier Experience | Winston L. Stebbins |