22-04-2025
Maryville quarry to add sound screening: How it affects you
MARYVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Vulcan Materials Company plans to update their quarry in Maryville to add visual and sound screening among other improvements, they said.
The company plans to invest $12.5 million to update the quarry originally built in the 1940s. The update would include a landscaped berm, which they say would add visual and sound screening for the areas around Shannondale, Trotwood Farms and Montvale Road. It would also centralize mining away from Jarvis Park, the sports fields and Windsor Park homes, and create a 300-foot southern buffer to screen Trotwood Farms.
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Additionally, the company says they will reconfigure and restrict overburden (a type of material) storage to a specific height, and increase the safe blasting and sound monitoring network. They also plan to add requirements for low-sound backup alarms on mobile equipment in certain areas.
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'We believe in doing the right thing, the right way, at the right time,' said Brian Williamson, vice president of Vulcan Materials Company. 'For nearly 20 years, our site plan has responsibly served both our neighbors and the community. The Optimization and Benefits Plan allows us to build on the safety, environmental, and community commitments we uphold every day.'
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People wanting to comment on the new plan can come by the open house between 3 and 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the Alumni Gym at Maryville College. Learn more, by clicking here. For those unable to attend, Vulcan says they can email their questions to Maryville@ or call 629-910-7627.
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