CONTRACT AWARDED FOR RESIDENTIAL SOUNDPROOFING NEAR LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

(Los Angeles, California - August 20, 2002) The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners today awarded Westcoast Nielson of Santa Fe Springs a contract for residential soundproofing near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The $1,036,305 contract will cover sound-insulation modifications on 68 multi-family residences located in the Los Angeles communities of Westchester and Playa del Rey within the noise-impacted area of City Council District 11.

This contract award brings the total number of homes completed or in the process of soundproofing construction to 2,867. The residences will be outfitted with dual-paned windows, solid-core doors, attic insulation and other necessary soundproofing improvements.

The 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 program is administered by the Los Angeles World Airports Residential Soundproofing Division. A community office at 8939 South Sepulveda Boulevard in Westchester is open from 8 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 further information.