I-66 Express Lanes
Absorptive Sound Wall
![SoftSound noise wall panels being constructed](https://smithmidland.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/SoftSound-noise-wall-panels-FAM-I-66-Smith-Midland_compressed.jpg)
![I-66 Sound Wall being installed](https://smithmidland.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Smith-Midland-I-66-Sound-wall-1_compressed.jpg)
![I-66 Sound wall](https://smithmidland.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Smith-Midland-I-66-Sound-wall-IMG_0025_compressed.jpg)
Project Details
- Location
- I-66 North Virginia
- Owner
- Virginia Department of Transportation
- Contractor
- FAM Construction, LLC
- General
- 900,000 sq. ft. of sound absorptive noise wall panels
- Quote
“We are proud to see our work contribute to a project that will benefit Virginians for decades to come.” Ashley Smith, President, Smith-Midland Corporation
![I-95 post in plant - longest ever prestressed post](https://smithmidland.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/I-95-post-in-plant-longest-ever-prestressed-post-66ft_compressed-1192x636.jpg)
![Closeup view of the SoundWall on I-66](https://smithmidland.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Smith-Midland-IMG_1085-I-66-1418x780.jpg)
The Largest Sound Wall Contract in Company History
FAM Construction, LLC (a Ferrovial Agroman US and Allan Myers joint venture) awarded Smith-Midland the contract to supply 900,000 square feet of SoftSound™ noise absorptive precast concrete sound wall panels for the I-66 Outside the Beltway Express Lanes project in Northern Virginia. The 22.5 mile long I-66 project will provide two express lanes alongside three regular lanes from I-495 to Route 29 in Gainesville along with other amenities and space reserved for future transit options. The Midland, Virginia plant began production in mid-2018, with final project completion scheduled for 2022.
“This is the single largest contract in our Company’s 58-year history” said Matthew Smith, Smith-Midland’s VP of Sales and Marketing. “Our customers continue to respond in a positive manner to the quality of our products and the excellent service that we provide.”