LOS ANGELES WORLD AIRPORTS APPROVES ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR INGLEWOOD RESIDENTIAL SOUND INSULATION PROGRAM
LOS ANGELES WORLD AIRPORTS APPROVES ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR INGLEWOOD RESIDENTIAL SOUND INSULATION PROGRAM
(Los Angeles, California – January 15, 2015) A Letter of Agreement with the City of Inglewood was authorized today by the Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners that will result in the release of up to $44.3 million in Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) funding for sound insulation in that city.
This funding will enable the City of Inglewood to design and sound-insulate an additional 1,030 units, consisting of 689 single-family and 341 multi-family homes Project cost covers acoustical, architectural, engineering, construction and administrative activities.
Construction contractors typically install double-paned windows, solid-core doors, fireplace doors and dampers, attic baffles, insulation, and other elements to achieve a targeted interior noise level of 45 decibels.
Inglewood has participated in this Noise Compatibility Program since the 1980s, and has received noise mitigation funds from both LAWA and the FAA since 1985.
To date, LAWA has awarded $164 million and the FAA has awarded $236 million to Inglewood, for a total of $400 million. Nearly 18,000 homes around LAX have been soundproofed, and more than 5,300 of those homes are located in Inglewood.
LAX, the sixth-busiest airport in the world serving nearly 66 million guests in 2022, is owned and operated by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), a proprietary, revenue-generating department of the City of Los Angeles that also governs Van Nuys Airport (VNY). As the international gateway to the Southern California region, LAX and its partners are dedicated to meeting global airport standards for customer satisfaction, safety, regional economic leadership, organizational performance and sustainability.
To better serve the millions of domestic and international guests that travel through LAX each year, the airport is undergoing a multi-billion-dollar capital improvement program to modernize its entire campus. Initiatives underway include an Automated People Mover, a Consolidated Rental Car Facility and two projects that will each add over one million square feet to the airport's existing property: Terminal 9 and Concourse 0. For more information about LAX, its transformation and its environmental, social and local workforce commitments, please visit flylax.com. Follow LAX on X (formally Twitter), Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube.
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