MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- A new sound barrier is getting a lot of attention, but it may not catch your eye. A transparent highway barrier went up along Interstate 35E in Little Canada this week.

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Sound barriers, in my view, are a waste of precious resources. They don’t reduce accidents, improve safety or do anything about congestion. And they’re a magnet for graffiti artists.

Among the flights he made after breaking the sound barrier was one on Dec. 12. 1953, when he flew an X-1A to a record of more than 1,600 mph. Yeager also returned to fly combat missions in the ...

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What if people hate it? Transparent sound barriers are already used throughout the United States, including in Ohio. But, hypothetically, what if the barrier doesn't work well in Covington, Kentucky?

The legendary aviator, who died Dec. 7, served as a fighter pilot in World War II. Later, as a test pilot, he was the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound. Originally broadcast in 1988.