The purpose of the study is to assess whether the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Environment’s strategy to reduce traffic noise is satisfactory. The report answers the following questions:
- In what manner has the Danish Environmental Protection Agency established limit values for traffic noise?
- Has the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Environment ensured compliance with the requirements of the executive order regarding noise maps and action plans?
- Has the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Environment prioritised and implemented the noise reducing initiatives proposed in the action plans?
- Have the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Environment incorporated traffic noise into new government-funded construction, expansion and maintenance projects and have they addressed municipal plans for the construction of new buildings situated close to state roads and railways?
Rigsrevisionen assesses that the strategy implemented by the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Environment to reduce traffic noise is not satisfactory. The reason is that several of the requirements of the executive order regarding noise have not been met. This entails a risk that the basis for reducing traffic noise is insufficient and that the citizens will have no insight into the initiatives planned by the authorities.
Rigsrevisionen initiated the study in November 2023 at the request of the Danish Public Accounts Committee.
Read the introduction and conclusion (PDF)