Tulsa, OK - The widening of I-44 has some residents in the Heller Park neighborhood wondering if they'll be able to get a sound barrier.

The process to obtain one takes a bit of patience, just ask the neighborhood down near 49th street. That's where Don Woods was stading out in his front o fhis house watching the construction of a brand new sound barrier.  

"You notice how involved that is, they're pouring the concrete right on the spot," he said smiling.

But Don wasn't always so content. Back in July of '08...

"Hear the noise, see the exhaust fumes," he commented on a previous visit.

He and his neighbors were wondering if they'd ever even get a sound barrier.

"Its just been very frustrating," said another neighbor.

"How do you get a sound wall?," asked ODOT official Bruce Arnold.

"It has to meet certain federal guidelines to qualify," he said. And that involves undergoing a study which takes into consideration things such as a cost-to-benefit ratio, and sound measurements.

And that is currently the situation for the neighborhood down near peoria. They've even put up a big banner pleading that they need a wall too.

"Sometime after the first of the year we'll set up a neighborhood meeting with the Heller Park neighborhood and discuss what our findings are for that area," said Arnold.

Meanwhile, back in Don's neighborhood, now that they're getting a wall, the only thing they have to worry about is graffitti artists.

"I may get out and draw a Gusty on one of 'em," smiled Woods. 

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