CONTRACT AWARDED FOR RESIDENTIAL SOUNDPROOFING NEAR LAX

(Los Angeles, California - May 17, 2001) The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners today awarded a contract not-to-exceed $1,368,540 to F.H. Paschen/S.N. Nielsen, Inc., Santa Fe Springs, for soundproofing modifications on 47 single-family residences and a three-unit apartment building in South Los Angeles near Los Angeles International Airport.

This contract award brings the total number of homes completed or in the process of soundproofing construction to1,846. The residences are outfitted with dual-paned windows, solid-core doors, attic insulation, and other necessary soundproofing improvements.

Los Angeles World Airports Executive Director Lydia H. Kennard said, "The soundproofing program continues to be an important component of our ongoing efforts to partner with the local community and we are pleased with our progress."

The LAX noise mitigation program includes nearly 9,000 residences in the Los Angeles communities of Westchester, Playa del Rey, and South Los Angeles with a recorded community Noise Equivalency Level (CNEL) of 65 decibels or higher.

The LAX Residential Soundproofing Bureau administers the program. A community office at 8939 South Sepulveda Boulevard in Westchester is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Soundproofed model homes in Playa del Rey and South Los Angeles are open to visitors by appointment. Residents may call (310) 646-7444 for information.

(NN -- 5/17/01)