Washington Department of Transportation Symposium announces Breakthrough in Mitigating Marine Pile Driving Noise

Jan. 30, 2015

On Monday, February 2, 2015, WSDOT is hosting a symposium to discuss a new approach to mitigating pile-driving noise.  This symposium is dedicated to technology developed at University of Washington and available exclusively from Marine Construction Technologies, PBC, a public benefit corporation.

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"By reducing underwater noise from pile driving by 20 dB, implementation of MCT’s technology could potentially reduce the Zone of Influence and required marine mammal monitoring, expedite consultation processes with the Services, and minimize construction delays due to the proximity of marine mammals."
Cameron Fisher, Biological Lead, 48 North Solutions, Inc.

Hear the difference

Recorded from hydrophone deployed at 10m during subscale testing of 8" steel piles in Seattle, Washington in 2013.

You are hearing 4 strikes of a standard pile followed by 4 strikes of a Reinhall Pile™. Notice the difference.